There is a new product being released.
I want to understand better exactly what this will do for my E34, and there is a hell of a lot better knowledge here than BF.c.
I am not at all happy with my suspension setup. I want a more modern feel, I want more "planted" feel. I also hate the fuck out of my goddamn Bilstein Sports.
Yup. Sports, in good shape, for sale, fucking soon. Just kidding, I will put them on a car I am selling.
I have a plan on dampers and springs. I am hoping to do BC coilovers, but if not Justin wants to home-brew some coilovers for it. Either way it will have camber plates and some adjustable short body strut all around.
I am not thinking anything too radical, like stitching in an E46 front clip, just some bolt on help. I plan on running a 225/40/18 on (hopefullly) an 18X8" wheel. I want a vertical sidewall on an 18" wheel, but I want narrow, for fuel economy. They will be pushed out to the edge of the body, but I want to have near stock camber at my normal "Static" height.
All I do with this car is long drives. 400 mile road trips are common, but I work at home...no commute. I want it to be fairly low, but near stock camber.
What I would like your brilliant and useful input on is this new product, as quoted from their thread on BF.c:
I want to understand better exactly what this will do for my E34, and there is a hell of a lot better knowledge here than BF.c.
I am not at all happy with my suspension setup. I want a more modern feel, I want more "planted" feel. I also hate the fuck out of my goddamn Bilstein Sports.
Yup. Sports, in good shape, for sale, fucking soon. Just kidding, I will put them on a car I am selling.
I have a plan on dampers and springs. I am hoping to do BC coilovers, but if not Justin wants to home-brew some coilovers for it. Either way it will have camber plates and some adjustable short body strut all around.
I am not thinking anything too radical, like stitching in an E46 front clip, just some bolt on help. I plan on running a 225/40/18 on (hopefullly) an 18X8" wheel. I want a vertical sidewall on an 18" wheel, but I want narrow, for fuel economy. They will be pushed out to the edge of the body, but I want to have near stock camber at my normal "Static" height.
All I do with this car is long drives. 400 mile road trips are common, but I work at home...no commute. I want it to be fairly low, but near stock camber.
What I would like your brilliant and useful input on is this new product, as quoted from their thread on BF.c:
Originally posted by Bwaterman
Introducing a new suspension product for our e34's, the camber spacer.
These spacers are a worthwhile addition to any e34 lowered by 1" or more. They bolt in between the strut and steering plate on each front strut assembly to achieve:
Increased static negative camber (about 1.5 degree increase), keeps the outside upright when cornering for increased grip and reduced understeer.
Raised front roll center, decreases body roll and improves steering response.
Wider front track width, decreases weight transfer for increased cornering grip and reduced understeer.
Restoration of factory anti-dive geometry, reduces dive under braking.
Un-altered king pin inclination, conventional strut top camber plates increase KPI meaning that as the wheel is turned in a corner the increase in static negative camber is lost, not a problem with these camber spacers.
No spring to strut tower clearance issues, normally you have to have coil-overs to get any more than an extra 0.5 degree of camber but these clear with ease.
Of course there has to be a negative to balance against these positives and that is that these spacers increase the scrub radius, similar to running low offset wheel or wheel spacers. However I have had these plates installed on my car for some time now and have not experienced any adverse effects from the increase in scrub radius.
The spacers are 1" thick and will clear most wheels 16" and larger.
They are made from CNC Machined 6061 T6 High strength billet alloy, anodized black for an oem look. They are supplied will all the required high grade fasteners for installation.
These spacers are available in limited quantity for $195.00 + Postage per set, with further stock being produced once sufficient demand has been established. Custom colors and sizes available upon request POA.
Reply in this thread or send me a PM if you are interested in a set.
Regards,
Brendan
These spacers are a worthwhile addition to any e34 lowered by 1" or more. They bolt in between the strut and steering plate on each front strut assembly to achieve:
Increased static negative camber (about 1.5 degree increase), keeps the outside upright when cornering for increased grip and reduced understeer.
Raised front roll center, decreases body roll and improves steering response.
Wider front track width, decreases weight transfer for increased cornering grip and reduced understeer.
Restoration of factory anti-dive geometry, reduces dive under braking.
Un-altered king pin inclination, conventional strut top camber plates increase KPI meaning that as the wheel is turned in a corner the increase in static negative camber is lost, not a problem with these camber spacers.
No spring to strut tower clearance issues, normally you have to have coil-overs to get any more than an extra 0.5 degree of camber but these clear with ease.
Of course there has to be a negative to balance against these positives and that is that these spacers increase the scrub radius, similar to running low offset wheel or wheel spacers. However I have had these plates installed on my car for some time now and have not experienced any adverse effects from the increase in scrub radius.
The spacers are 1" thick and will clear most wheels 16" and larger.
They are made from CNC Machined 6061 T6 High strength billet alloy, anodized black for an oem look. They are supplied will all the required high grade fasteners for installation.
These spacers are available in limited quantity for $195.00 + Postage per set, with further stock being produced once sufficient demand has been established. Custom colors and sizes available upon request POA.
Reply in this thread or send me a PM if you are interested in a set.
Regards,
Brendan
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