can this be bad for my car.

[nugget666]

I have been to a suspension place.


and i told the guy about whiteline camber kits. he said he will ring htem and get some prices.

I went back there todya. he said he can make his own kit because al lthe whiteline kits are high tensile bolts washers bushers etc.

plus he said he can do it cheaper then what the whiteline kits cost.


so i was wondering is there any downside to fixing camber by usings this bolts/washers/bushers.

will i have problems down the track? with my suspension compenents?

[SiReal]

there shouldnt be any problems. all he does (probably) is to inesrt a washer (as a spacer), in between the upper suspension thing (i dunno the name) and the bolt, hence pivoting the suspension unit "down". sorry my explanation is not very clear but do a search and i'm sure u'll find something

[Mikeyas]

Well the plus to a whiteline kit is that it has been tested and complies with load ratings, structual integrity and various other fields designed to make sure the product is of a high quality.

Has your mechanic had his technics been tested to such a degree?

Also im fairly sure the whiteline kit has a fair degree of adjustability and what i can gather from your intial information is that your mechanic is looking to "correct" your camber by fixing the suspension to a certain location.

And to cover, Suspension and brakes are vital aspects of your cars saftey. Try avoid back yard jobs and entrust your money and car to tried and tested products.

[nugget666]

there shouldnt be any problems. all he does (probably) is to inesrt a washer (as a spacer), in between the upper suspension thing (i dunno the name) and the bolt, hence pivoting the suspension unit "down". sorry my explanation is not very clear but do a search and i'm sure u'll find something


i understand what he is doing. im just wondering what kind of strain will it put on the trailiing car controller arms and things.


as its going in the front and rear.

[nugget666]

Well the plus to a whiteline kit is that it has been tested and complies with load ratings, structual integrity and various other fields designed to make sure the product is of a high quality.

Has your mechanic had his technics been tested to such a degree?

Also im fairly sure the whiteline kit has a fair degree of adjustability and what i can gather from your intial information is that your mechanic is looking to "correct" your camber by fixing the suspension to a certain location.

And to cover, Suspension and brakes are vital aspects of your cars saftey. Try avoid back yard jobs and entrust your money and car to tried and tested products.


I am taking my car to a well known and trusted suspension shop. He said he is using the same grade parts as they do in teh whiteline kit.

[CTR Coupe]

This is what he’s talking about doing. and yeah I don’t see the point of a white line rear camber kit when you can DIY
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4033/camberholestext0gd.jpg

[nugget666]

^^ thats exactly it. I take it thats the rear. im also geting the front done as well.

[CTR Coupe]

You can’t do anything like that on the front ones. The front camber kit (from white line) is a busher with an off centre cut out. It doesn't give you much adjustability. The skunk2 etc are upper arm replacements.

[nugget666]

hmm im not sure what they had planed for hte front then.

im sure they will sus it all out anyway. i was just verifying the safety of it.

[CTR Coupe]

heres where the different types of camber kits go
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2148/img1771r8mv.jpg

This is the replacement busher type. this is the best pic i can find :(
http://agent087.homestead.com/files/ingalls/137-3764_IMG.JPG

heres a replacement arm type front camber kit
http://www.automotivearticles.com/uploads/1skunk2top-med.jpg

[nugget666]

argh ok.

i can safely say tehy will be replacing bush's as they didnt mention anything about arms etc.

so this is a safe method. could call it "packing" out the suspension to correct camber.


thanks for your help ctr coupe rep+ for you.

[saxman]

washer modding the rear suspension is very very common in these parts... I've NEVER heard of a vehicle ever having any problem with it

[BlitZ]

Well the plus to a whiteline kit is that it has been tested and complies with load ratings, structual integrity and various other fields designed to make sure the product is of a high quality.

Has your mechanic had his technics been tested to such a degree?

Also im fairly sure the whiteline kit has a fair degree of adjustability and what i can gather from your intial information is that your mechanic is looking to "correct" your camber by fixing the suspension to a certain location.

And to cover, Suspension and brakes are vital aspects of your cars saftey. Try avoid back yard jobs and entrust your money and car to tried and tested products.

I have to disagree...

Ive seen whiteline caster bolt completely bent from hard driving...

engineer your own stuff if u can

[bennjamin]

I agree. The company mentioned are known to use less-than-OEM tensile strength bolts...cost effective ? Still , there are facts of botls snapping etc so do your own research - try to stick with OEM if u can.

[egSi]

I agree. The company mentioned are known to use less-than-OEM tensile strength bolts...cost effective ? Still , there are facts of botls snapping etc so do your own research - try to stick with OEM if u can.

i agree

[timofytit]

i understand what he is doing. im just wondering what kind of strain will it put on the trailiing car controller arms and things.


as its going in the front and rear.

If your mods aren't engineered like whiteline etc, you will get defected. But if he has the mod plates, all will be ok.

[Timaay]

my car had massive camber issues and is a weird one cos it's a tad lower on one side then the other which gives different camber issues, i went to a hardware that specialise in bolts etc and the standard 10 x 1.25mm thread are 8.8 grade (grade is stated on head of bolt) which is pretty strong in any industry, where as bunnings i think just sell cheaper stuff (softer grade) my car has 4 washers pasenger side and 8 washers driver side! (suspension lowering was done b4 i bought the car 2 years ago)