E30 offset strut mount camber Q

[grippymonkey]

I searched and couldn't come up with an answer. How much negative camber can be expected by adding offset strut mounts? I need a little bit more front camber out of my E30.

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3664-e30-e24-e28-offset-front-upper-strut-mounts-pair.aspx

^ like so

[EThirty318i]

enough to tell I assume, just call and ask or IMO pick up a set of M3 offset CAB's from IE, talk to Andrew, great guy, very helpful

[bmwguy325is]

I thought CAB offset bushings gave more caster than camber? could be wrong. Oh and get the tree house loli pops they last longer.
As a guess on how much those give you id say at 2.5-2.75 neg maybe. I am guessing off what I get when I adjust my camber plates. All the way to the fender side i get 2 at the minimum. Then just past center of the mount hole I get 3.

[Hellabad]

I searched and couldn't come up with an answer. How much negative camber can be expected by adding offset strut mounts? I need a little bit more front camber out of my E30.

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-3664-e30-e24-e28-offset-front-upper-strut-mounts-pair.aspx

^ like so

They are offset 10mm, so maybe 7/16 of a degree.

Im surprised the people selling them could not give you the answer.

Offset lower control arm bushings change caster only.*



*Note for Bimmerforums members:

Technically speaking, when moving the rearmost part of the control outward by the use of an indubitably offset lower control arm bushing, the ball joint will henceforth be changed in an x and y axis, and when viewed in plan , assuming** the Z axis to be stationary, and there will be resultant change in camber of a miniscule amount, but using the correct equipment such as an electron microscope, would certainly be detectable in a superatomic (larger than the atomic level, as opposed to subatomic) environment.

** Note for the Track Forum members at Bimmerforums:

Of course you can never ASSUME that the z-axis would remain stationary. Only an idiot from Cali would do that. In Texas, where they have the BEST AUTOCROSSES EVAR, they sure as hell know the z-axis could change, because the parking lot is tilted 0.00001 degrees to let the "rain" roll off.

[grippymonkey]

^ thanks man...

[kronus]

someone has been arguing geometry on Bimmerforums a bit :p

(Also i got my GC E24 coil kit today, going to open up the box in a few hours, aww yee)

[E30_fiend]

I had these on my car. They add about 3/4 of a degree of negative OR POSITIVE camber. I had these along with the turner fixed camber plates and it was about -4 degrees in the front lol.

Offset cabs dont do shit for camber FYI. They only increase caster which will help with tire clearance up front but wont do anything in the camber area.


Taylor

[nickmcc92]

So if I wanted to add positive camber instead of negative. How would I do this?

[Berkut]

So if I wanted to add positive camber instead of negative. How would I do this?

You would just install them the wrong way around. Why would you want to though?

[nickmcc92]

My camber is off -2 degrees on the driver side from I'm guessing p.o. accident. A lot of cross camber causing poor handling.