adjustable lollipops to fix castor?

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  • IrocE30
    Advanced Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 104

    #1

    adjustable lollipops to fix castor?

    When five lugging an e30 see that alot of people use m3 offset CAB to increase camber or use Treehouse racing eyeball arms. Now i know that when using non m steering knuckels or when not using 96+ contol arms the front tyres will be shoved toward the back of the wheel well. I haven't found anyone using adjustable control arm brackets to correct castor in these situation. Would a product such as AKGs brackets (http://www.akgmotorsport.com/catalog...Control%20Arms) have enough adjustment to correct castor no matter what steering knuckle, control arm combo used?
  • dirty30
    No R3VLimiter
    • Jul 2004
    • 3005

    #2
    Originally posted by IrocE30
    When five lugging an e30 see that alot of people use m3 offset CAB to increase camber or use Treehouse racing eyeball arms. Now i know that when using non m steering knuckels or when not using 96+ contol arms the front tyres will be shoved toward the back of the wheel well. I haven't found anyone using adjustable control arm brackets to correct castor in these situation. Would a product such as AKGs brackets (http://www.akgmotorsport.com/catalog...Control%20Arms) have enough adjustment to correct castor no matter what steering knuckle, control arm combo used?
    I had the AKG's and while they are really nice they do not adjust into themselves enough to compensate for the extra castor needed with the five lug swap.

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    • bmwguy325is
      E30 Fanatic
      • May 2011
      • 1262

      #3
      Maybe try the full AKG control arm set up
      sigpic"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche
      The ugly car: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=209713

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      • upyerheart
        Noobie
        • Jul 2012
        • 16

        #4
        The AKG's dont compensate for only 0.5" - 1" of caster? Surely an adjustable arm can extend by that much?

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        • DTMbimmer07
          E30 Fanatic
          • Mar 2009
          • 1485

          #5
          but can there control arm set handle being driven on normal roads? they are made out of aluminum.

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          • upyerheart
            Noobie
            • Jul 2012
            • 16

            #6
            Well that depends on what grade of ally its made from. SOME alloys are stronger than steel. Just depends on what they have used to make them..

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            • DTMbimmer07
              E30 Fanatic
              • Mar 2009
              • 1485

              #7
              I'd like to know who is running these on the street and get some feedback from them. I deffinetly wouldnt mind picking them up but for 1800 dollars i dont want to destroy them running them on the street.

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              • dirty30
                No R3VLimiter
                • Jul 2004
                • 3005

                #8
                Originally posted by DTMbimmer07
                I'd like to know who is running these on the street and get some feedback from them. I deffinetly wouldnt mind picking them up but for 1800 dollars i dont want to destroy them running them on the street.
                They are going to be noisy but you should already have expected that seeing how they utilize a spherical bearing instead of a rubber bushing. Judging by how beefy they are and being made by an extremely reputable company like AKG I'm sure they could handle whatever abuse you throw at them. Like I said they don't adjust in far enough to center the wheel in the wheel well opening with the five lug e36 stuff.

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