Operating on the strut tower (was RE: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems to begin with)

[Carl Prochilo]

I'm in the middle of this job now.  When you drilled the holes, did you
offset them to the rear to increase positive caster?
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Johnsho92 said:
> Did you do this to all four Strut-Towers?   and I
> assume just a little is safe, how much is enough?
> Thanks!
>
> -john
>
>
> --- Kirk  Doucette <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Yep a carbide bit and a die grinder. Takes all of
>> about 10 minutes. Hardest
>> part is loosening the nuts on the top of the strut:)
>>
>> Kirk J Doucette
>> NESHOC President
>> Stormtrooper-97 White
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Johnsho92 [mailto:john_sho92@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:28 AM
>> To: Kirk Doucette; Mike Murphy;
>> jcassidy1@hot.rr.com;
>> shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems
>> to begin with
>>
>> So you used the bit to make the Holes Bigger
>> yourself?
>>
>>
>> -John
>>
>>
>> --- Kirk  Doucette <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>> > The factory towers have plenty of adjustment, when
>> > you buy this kit you have
>> > to IIRC drill out the same meat out of the tower
>> to
>> > install the kit, as you
>> > would to get an good alignment out of the factory
>> > towers.
>> >
>> > I don't know the Degree to inch conversion table,
>> > but you can get an 3/8 of
>> > an inch movement on the tops of the towers.   On
>> my
>> > Gen 3 (lowered a little
>> > bit) I had to get this thing fixed. I was at Neg
>> > camber 2.5 or a little
>> > Higher, Im right in Spec now with just a little
>> > fancy Carbide Bit doing the
>> > talking. Spec according to Gary M anyway..
>> >
>> > Kirk J Doucette
>> > NESHOC President
>> > Stormtrooper-97 White
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
>> > Behalf Of Johnsho92
>> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:48 AM
>> > To: Mike Murphy; jcassidy1@hot.rr.com;
>> > shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems
>> to
>> > begin with
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > has anyone has any expeirnce and would like to
>> share
>> > about this particualar Front-Camber kit?
>> >
>> >  1) Install the Specialty Products front camber
>> kit
>> > #89625 to gain more
>> >
>> > > positive camber adjustment.
>> >
>> > This was quoked from the FAQs under one the
>> > articles..
>> >  I went to the site, and they dn't have the info
>> on
>> > file, but they do have three Kits for rear
>> camber..
>> > One wasm particularly odd, they basically have a
>> > template to drill new holes for the
>> > strut-Mount-Studs,
>> > marked by #s representing degrees of change..
>> How
>> > interesting.  Would the front setup seem similar?
>> > is
>> > it safe to drill through the Strut-Towers?
>> >
>> > Thanks..
>> >
>> > I'm looking towards this becuase my my Front
>> camber
>> > with new OEM springs that are hieghten about 2 1/2
>> > inches, I think the codes are JJWW, which JJs are
>> > fronts.  Still I have too much negative Camber..
>> :(
>> > Cambers-
>> > Drivers:-0.4  Passngr: -1.7
>> >
>> > I don't think it's a big deal, but then again I
>> > don't
>> > know why they're so non-symetrical.  I've changed
>> > the
>> > struts and all, inspected them agian to make sure
>> > it;s
>> > not bent to my knowledge..  Weird!
>> >
>> > thanks a lot..
>> >
>> >
>> > -john
>> >
>> >
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