Help on choosing the right Camber Plate please.

[N2MYE30]

This is my situation.

Bilstein sports
H&R sports (coupe)
15mm Drophats
All new frontend w/ M3 CAB
225/45 BFG KDWs

Excessive wear inners. I want correct this problem even though I know it is inherent from running low on e30s...but Im not even that low imo.

Pix for reference...


What are owners preferences for DDing?
I see plenty of rides running GC with thier C/O setup but im on stock sized springs.

Then there is the Touring GC setup but are these used only for c/o?


My question with the 2 above are that (from what I can see) there are no bushings between the the bearing and the adjuster housing. Do these setups make a difference in noise, comfort, and or adjustment? It looks like it would be noisy.

Then I looked into the SPC Camber plates. These look the part and have a bushing between the bearing and the plate. Anybody have experience with these?


Then there are these...KMAC plates?


Then, there are Fix camber plates which im not too keen on just because it will increase my ride height. Not happening.


Any input would be helpful. If there enough input in this thread, maybe an official camber plate thread?

Cheers.

BTW, if anybody is selling something that may suit my needs, PM me. :up:

[bmwguy325is]

I curently have vorshlag plates and like them. I am considering the ground control units(yer first pic). I am not sure though as its a needless upgrade. The GC plates look as though one can get more caster out of them.
SO you are doing this to fix weird tire wear?

[N2MYE30]

SO you are doing this to fix weird tire wear?

Yes, it is my main goal.

I have seen the vorshlag plates and they look very similar to the GC. Why the switch?

[DRTSRFR]

Our race plates are not compatible with stock style springs.

Our touring plates will accept stock, and 2.5" springs. They are also engineered with POSITIVE camber ability built in, so you can get back to stock camber numbers on lowered platforms.

Mark

[DTMbimmer07]

The GC camber plates wouldnt work with the 15mm drop hats. You would have to have to fab up a spacer from the top of the drop hat to the camber plate. I was planning on running the 15mm hats but ran into that problem, so i just went coils and solve my problems.

[mr.vang]

The GC camber plates wouldnt work with the 15mm drop hats. You would have to have to fab up a spacer from the top of the drop hat to the camber plate. I was planning on running the 15mm hats but ran into that problem, so i just went coils and solve my problems.

if your going to put in a spacer then whats the point of having the drop hat. i suggest put the stock hat on and run GC touring plate as they sit lower then stock mount which is more like the drop hat itself.

[MR 325]

I love my GC Touring plates and they really are the best choice for a street car.

Keep in mind they come with their own spring hats so you'll no longer use your drop hats. Your car will actually sit 3mm higher.

[DTMbimmer07]

if your going to put in a spacer then whats the point of having the drop hat. i suggest put the stock hat on and run GC touring plate as they sit lower then stock mount which is more like the drop hat itself.

which is why i bought coils. i had j-stocks and GC camber plates and a 10mm spring pad in the rear and i still wasnt happy with how it sat.

[N2MYE30]

Our touring plates will accept stock, and 2.5" springs. They are also engineered with POSITIVE camber ability built in, so you can get back to stock camber numbers on lowered platforms.

Mark

I was reading that the tourings had quite a bit of positive adjustment.

i suggest put the stock hat on and run GC touring plate as they sit lower then stock mount which is more like the drop hat itself.

So do they come with a stock hat or do they come with a GC hat? I still have my stock ones if I need to use them.

Keep in mind they come with their own spring hats so you'll no longer use your drop hats. Your car will actually sit 3mm higher.

I have yet to come up with a visual representation of the touring setup....Correction? Is this it?

3mm I can prolly live with...after the $300 shock of plates! Any body have them used?;)

[DRTSRFR]

Haha, those are the actual plates I have in my 'vert minus the stock perches. Still goin strong 2 years later.

The Touring plates are supplied with your choice of perches, either stock or 2.5".

Here's a newer look. The newest batch has a circle engraved around the logo so they can be easily referenced to the stock position.

Crappy cell phone pic...

[AE86]

Someone help me out here, but isn't there a fixed plate or strut mount that can be flip/flop'd to give you +5 or -5 camber?

[SkiFree]

Someone help me out here, but isn't there a fixed plate or strut mount that can be flip/flop'd to give you +5 or -5 camber?

Think about it for a minute....


















And you'll come to the conclusion that you can't simply flip-flop a fixed camber plate.

[AE86]

^ Thought about it, and I was thinking of M6 (e24) strut mount which is fixed and can be flip/flop'd to give you pos/neg camber AND can be used on E30. Here's a link explaining it.















And you'll come to the conclusion that you CAN simply flip-flop a fixed strut mount

[MR 325]

There is such thing as offset OEM strut mounts, yes. Also known as "crash" mounts.

But why spend $125 per mount when you can buy nice camber plates for $200-$300.

[AE86]

There is such thing as offset OEM strut mounts, yes. Also known as "crash" mounts.

But why spend $125 per mount when you can buy nice camber plates for $200-$300.

Yeah it don't make sense to pay $200-300 when can go with a camber plate for about the same price and more adjustability, but you might find a "crash" mount in decent condition at a junkyard for much less, anyone know what cars came with this from factory?