Upper strut camber kits?

86MrWhite · 09-25-2008, 11:21 PM

I was wondering if there was an after market upper strut support that has adjustments for camber/caster. I've seen the shiitty small bolt you can put in where the strut connects to the knuckle... Id rather do it the right way.

Any help would be much appreciated

kbrew8991 · 09-25-2008, 11:27 PM

plenty of people set track records, log hundreds of track hours, and win countless autocrosses on the "******" bolts fwiw

good luck with the search

I've seen a few not-so-great caster/camber plates for the Mk2, no clue on the Mk1 - will likely require a conversion to coilovers as well

86MrWhite · 09-25-2008, 11:30 PM

I just found some by Ground Control...I saw them on a sick little MK1 project car.

299.ea !!!

Idk...that seems steap, but If I dont have a choice...

$2,200 for front/back CamberCasterPlate and coilovers all around.

Yikes.

Im lookin to redo the whole engine too...

I hope its worth it

whats fwiw btw? Would you really vouch for those bolts over a CCP? I'll get them if my research points me in that direction...but I need to see reviews, I just wanna do it right the first time

kbrew8991 · 09-25-2008, 11:39 PM

there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Toyota/TRD camber bolts

either way works though - its your money and your car

Gairloch · 09-25-2008, 11:46 PM

FWIW = for what it's worth

mach5mr2 · 09-26-2008, 10:59 AM

The MKI already has stock eccectric adjusters on the top bolt front and rear. With that being said, I could only get about -1.1 deg front camber on my 88 with them. I got the Ground Control camber plates for the front and now can get as much as I want - currently about -2.6.

John

86MrWhite · 09-26-2008, 01:01 PM

So u dropped $550 for the fronts right? What are your opinions on a CCP vs a camber bolt?

mach5mr2 · 09-26-2008, 02:21 PM

The front pair of Ground Control camber plates was $299 IIRC. But if you count half the coilovers, half the Konis, a couple of ball joints, tie rod ends, and some bushings, I spent more like $900 on the front.

I first tried to put the third party eccentric camber bolts in the bottom holes in the front and work them in conjunction with the stock eccentric adjusters that are in the top, and it got me from -1.1 to about -1.9, and they were a royal freakin pain the ass to install and uninstall, and they still didn't get me to where I wanted to be. I wouldn't ever mess with them again.

John

Xhermes · 10-05-2008, 08:46 AM

Cusco and Tein also made them. I have Teins on mine...

09-25-2008, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
86MrWhite No Skills Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Upper strut camber kits? I was wondering if there was an after market upper strut support that has adjustments for camber/caster. I've seen the shiitty small bolt you can put in where the strut connects to the knuckle... Id rather do it the right way. Any help would be much appreciated

09-25-2008, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
86MrWhite No Skills Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I just found some by Ground Control...I saw them on a sick little MK1 project car. 299.ea !!! Idk...that seems steap, but If I dont have a choice... $2,200 for front/back CamberCasterPlate and coilovers all around. Yikes. Im lookin to redo the whole engine too... I hope its worth it whats fwiw btw? Would you really vouch for those bolts over a CCP? I'll get them if my research points me in that direction...but I need to see reviews, I just wanna do it right the first time Last edited by 86MrWhite; 09-25-2008 at 11:45 PM. Reason: Had an Alzeimers relaps

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Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,854 Thanks: 125 Thanked 258 Times in 228 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	FWIW = for what it's worth __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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09-25-2008, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,415 Thanks: 60 Thanked 73 Times in 63 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	plenty of people set track records, log hundreds of track hours, and win countless autocrosses on the "******" bolts fwiw good luck with the search I've seen a few not-so-great caster/camber plates for the Mk2, no clue on the Mk1 - will likely require a conversion to coilovers as well

09-25-2008, 11:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,415 Thanks: 60 Thanked 73 Times in 63 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Toyota/TRD camber bolts either way works though - its your money and your car

09-26-2008, 10:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
mach5mr2 93T, 88 SC Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	The MKI already has stock eccectric adjusters on the top bolt front and rear. With that being said, I could only get about -1.1 deg front camber on my 88 with them. I got the Ground Control camber plates for the front and now can get as much as I want - currently about -2.6. John

09-26-2008, 01:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
86MrWhite No Skills Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	So u dropped $550 for the fronts right? What are your opinions on a CCP vs a camber bolt?

09-26-2008, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
mach5mr2 93T, 88 SC Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	The front pair of Ground Control camber plates was $299 IIRC. But if you count half the coilovers, half the Konis, a couple of ball joints, tie rod ends, and some bushings, I spent more like $900 on the front. I first tried to put the third party eccentric camber bolts in the bottom holes in the front and work them in conjunction with the stock eccentric adjusters that are in the top, and it got me from -1.1 to about -1.9, and they were a royal freakin pain the ass to install and uninstall, and they still didn't get me to where I wanted to be. I wouldn't ever mess with them again. John

10-05-2008, 08:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Xhermes No Skills Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Cusco and Tein also made them. I have Teins on mine...