theczechone Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hi guys, The previous owner of my car claimed to have installed some bolt-on camber plates but did not know the brand. I have been searching all around and can't find ones with similar bolt pattern. He cut out the top of the strut in the profile of the camber plate. The cut quality is really poor and I was going to cut it out in a similar pattern as most people do with the ground control plates. So I have two questions - What are these? - What would you do if you were in my shoes? ... It seems that bolt in sets like DP racing and Ground Control offer are much higher quality than the weld in sets by T3 and AZC but I'm sure everyone has their own opinion on that... Thank you for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 What I like about my DPs is that I know what the give me. I change my rear camber at least once a month. If I push all the way in, I get 2.5 neg camber. Pull them all the way out, I get 1 positive. Neg for autocross, pos for drag. If I had slots, I would have to get out the camber gauge everytime-it would be a real hassle. Now, the fronts-I have them at 3neg and I never change them so I don't have to fool with toe-in alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 That's some pretty poor welding on the roll cage attachment to the strut tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 My question is if they were bolt in, WTH did the PO weld them in?? Now that I have that out of the way, I'd grab a set of weld in plates, use them as a template and see if the mess you have can be cut out and replaced. And I agree with John, clean up the weld on the rollcage attachment point. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scca Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 ive seen lots of older race cars where they copied a plate from tilton in the 80s and welded them into the towers-- i think BRE originally got the plates from Tilton but its been so long i am not sure. my current car has GC.. front and rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLave Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 If it were me... I would cut them out and and replace them. I would also grind out all welds and make a pass over them. Perhaps I have trust issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theczechone Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Welding on the cage into the strut tower was done by me, thou this is off topic... I only have a 110 mig welder and obviously as i welded there wasn't enough penetration so most of the weld ended up on the surface. As I grind down the weld I'll be able to see whether I had penetration or not. If not it will need to go to someone with a tig or at least 220 set up. ...yes it looks like crap and most likely wouldn't pass SCCA inspection, thank you. So the story I got from the PO was that he had bolt on plates, and he cut out the strut tower to match the plates, rather than just cutting a clearance hole as most people do with bolt on plates. As you can tell I don't have the proper welder or welding skills to weld in a new slider plate. Is this really my only option? Has any one seen a set of camber plates that would bolt to the bolt pattern around the perimeter of the cut out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 With proper fit up and slight bevel you should be able to weld the cage in with a 110 MIG welder. Turn it up all the way and take your time. Practice a lot on the bench with scrap tubing and plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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