Camber plate Q's

[BimmerToad]

Who here is running adjustable camber plates? What type are they? GC, IE? Do they rattle, and should the sperical bearings be replaced every so often? I'm looking into buying camber plates for when I put in coil-overs, and I'd like ones that lower the car while saving my front suspension travel (i.e. shorter stack height than stock strut mounts)

[e304lyfe]

i have gc camber plates.. they don't rattle, but they do transfer a lot of noise into the cabin if this is any concern to you.

i don't know your intent using c-plates.. but also realize most designs are not fully functional unless your shock towers. atleast with gc's, if you choose not to cut your shock towers, you will be forced to run a lot of negative camber, or use 2 bolts on top (as opposed to the 4 you are supposed to run), which is not smart according to ground control.

the spherical bearing on the gc plates can go bad... i replaced both of mine when i bought them used, as the previous owner said one of them was bad. i don't know how long they are expected to last.

[BimmerToad]

i don't know your intent using c-plates.. but also realize most designs are not fully functional unless you cut the top of your strut housing. atleast with gc's, if you choose not to cut your strut housing, you will be forced to run a lot of negative camber, or use 2 bolts on top (as opposed to the 4 you are supposed to run), which is not smart according to ground control.

Cut the strut housing, or the shock tower? :?

[e304lyfe]

i don't know your intent using c-plates.. but also realize most designs are not fully functional unless you cut the top of your strut housing. atleast with gc's, if you choose not to cut your strut housing, you will be forced to run a lot of negative camber, or use 2 bolts on top (as opposed to the 4 you are supposed to run), which is not smart according to ground control.

Cut the strut housing, or the shock tower? :?

woops... its early

*shock towers

[BimmerToad]

How much cutting is involved? I'd like to keep my shock towers as stiff as possible, since they do take quite a bit of force.

[e304lyfe]

crappy old picture:

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as u see in the picture i only have 2 bolts in.. there are supposed to be four. i had to run a little more -ve camber to get the 4 bolts in.

i did not cut anything.. but as you should be able to tell, to run less -ve camber, there is quite a big chunk that has to be cut out towards the fender so you can bolt it down.

[BimmerToad]

Thanks for the picture

[JasonH]

Sell me your front struts and I will telling you anything you want to know about my camber plates! :P

[BimmerToad]

Sell me your front struts and I will telling you anything you want to know about my camber plates! :P

LOL, nice try Jason