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front camber adjustment

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:07 pm
by wolfie
I've been thinking about this for a while but can't be bothered with designing new top or bottom suspension arms so I've started thinking about an offset bush on the inboard side of the top arm (got the idea from my volvo). Does anyone think this is a feasible idea or know of a bush that already exist on another car?
On another note for some reason I bought a turbo engine today (I know Hans went this way and now isn't a fan) but I'm going to keep it fairly standard....maybe intercooler and up the boost a little bit or swap the T3 for a T2.
Any opinion on the bush idea appreciated as I don't want to spend months faffing on something somebody has already tried

Re: front camber adjustment

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:26 pm
by Stuart
I've never seen anyone do it on the top arm, everyone does it to the bottom arm, Avonbar used to sell off-set nylatron bottom arm bushes to do the job.

Those Mazda washers Alan is using on his new rear-beam could be made to work on the top perhaps, or at least something fabricated in that design to fit a modded Metro frame.

Re: front camber adjustment

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:09 pm
by Rich
Likewise the adjustable bolts used for camber adjustment on the VW 1303 beetle and Bay window Campers. From memory Force Racing did a set of bottom arms in Ti for David but can do them in steel.