[Shotimes] Suspension? Advice

[Carl Prochilo]

If you cut the slots at a 45 degree angle you will get both increase in
caster and decrease in camber.  The slots need to be cut towards the back
and towards the outside of the car depending on side.  The changes are
relatively small but acceptable.  You can also increase caster if you can
manage to pull the subframe forward.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Tue, July 6, 2004 11:11 am, Ian Fisher said:
> Both points are true.
>
> It has been my experience that most people slot the
> strut tower holes to adjust camber only. I don't know
> too many people who have done it to adjust caster
> although that would/should also work.
>
> I don't have an arm in front of me but I believe that
> the threaded end that sits in the spindle is more or
> less parallel with the side of the car. Adjusting this
> should move the spindle forward or backwards (more or
> less). Now that you mention it, camber may change
> slightly but I really don't know.
>
> Ian
>
> --- Kevin & Cheryl Airth <clubairth@peoplepc.com>
> wrote:
>> Ian:
>>  I am still a little confused? The top plates can be
>> moved to change camber
>> and caster depending on how you grind the holes out.
>> Looking at the
>> adjustable strut rod it is not straight in line with
>> the suspension and
>> seems like as you adjust it, changes would occur in
>> camber and caster?
>> .
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> > Josh sells the adjustable tension strut rods made
>> by
>> > ingalls.
>> >
>> > Yes, you would still drill out the towers to
>> adjust
>> > camber unless you have adjustable camber plates.
>> >
>> > Ian
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
>> > > Wouldn't you do it still for camber?
>> > > --
>> > >
>> > > Paul L Fisher
>> > > Quoting Kevin & Cheryl Airth
>> > > <clubairth@peoplepc.com>:
>> > >
>> > > > Paul:
>> > > >  SHO Nut has them. They are made by Ingalls
>> > > Engineering. Here's their web
>> > > > site. Has a picture of the item too. About
>> > > $80/side.
>> > > > http://www.ingallseng.com/parts/38350.html
>> > > > I guess this would make drilling out the top
>> strut
>> > > plate unnecessary?
>> > > > .
>> > > > .
>> > > > .
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > Adjustable tension rods? Who makes them?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > He is such a perfectionist that he actually
>> > > shimmed my
>> > > > > front tension rods to adjust the caster. He
>> was
>> > > having
>> > > > > problems with the camber on one side so he
>> > > bought a
>> > > > > special snap on tool to ream out or oblong
>> the
>> > > hole on
>> > > > > my control arm or where it mounts just to
>> get it
>> > > > > correct. I think I'll be swapping my
>> subframe
>> > > and
>> > > > > getting adjustable tension strut rods when I
>> do
>> > > the
>> > > > > motor swap so I don't need these fixes but I
>> am
>> > > still
>> > > > > impressed with the amount of time and effort
>> > > that he
>> > > > > put into my car. Nobody else would have done
>> > > half of
>> > > > > the work that he did.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Ian
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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