beauies Member 209 Member For: 23y 15d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 12/05/09 10:21 AM Posted 12/05/09 10:21 AM Been looking at putting a little more camber in the front of my falcon for track days, and my camber on the street needs a little tidy up from left to right.Has anybody used the superpro BA FRONT CASTOR CAMBER ADJUSTING KIT part number SPF1600SLKCan you tell me the adjustment range of the kit and any experiences with it.Also seen Intune motorsports kit which can put up to 4 degrees on to the front. Has anyone had good or bad experiences with these.I am chasing shim adjustment camber kits not the adjustable triangle wedge onesAny help would be greatly appreciated
Smoke them tyres Member 557 Member For: 18y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 13/05/09 07:37 AM Posted 13/05/09 07:37 AM I agree that the front end in these cars needs some help. The design is good, but not enough adjustment is provided.The front end in std guise and even with all the shims removed still hammers the outside edge of the tyre.......induced understeer and reduced tyre life. Having looked at the Intune parts, they look pretty similar in dimensions/specs to std and Fulcrum mounts. I don't know if they will deliver the neg camber increase that they say (but I could be wrong????). Are they quoting the total range of adjustment rather than the neg camber/caster combo they can achieve?The most that I got out of the front end with both sets of mounts (std and Fulcrum) with all the shims removed is -1 degree camber and about 6.5 degrees caster. The Fulcrum mount looks to be a a copy of the std mount. It still has the same issue, but to a much lesser extent.I have found from previous experience that double wishbone front setups need about 2.5-3 degrees neg camber with a reasonable but not excessive caster. 2-3mm toe is also a good dimension for this setup.I have also found that a 27mm front sway bar is good. Then find the spring rate that is a good match for that size sway bar.As a minimum, the front end bushes that should be replaced are the front lowers and both the uppers. Have a look at these bushes when they are replaced....amazing the tyres wear evenly at all. The front lowers are just plain sloppy (read quiet) and the uppers have a ribbed front bush and a solid rear. When load is placed on these bushes on cornering, they will contribute to camber loss. The poly bushes will sharpen up initial turn in and reduce camber loss whilst cornering.
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