RebekahsZ Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm pretty sure the camber plates in question are for S30s. The ZX strut towers are totally different. If you decide to do camber plates, do yourself a favor and use a product made specifically for your car. You will be money ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 They carry said brand of camber plates for the 280zx: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MK1-PillowBall-Bearing-Strut-Upper-Mount-For-Coilover-Kit-Mounts-Plates-280ZX-/141256549803?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3A280ZX&hash=item20e38be5ab&vxp=mtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 240SX Plates will work fine on a 280ZX as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennymonster Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just ordered couple sets, this is perfect for me as I'm looking to lower it another inch or two, without affecting suspension geometry. Currently on Tokico Illuminas/arizona racing springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just ordered couple sets, this is perfect for me as I'm looking to lower it another inch or two, without affecting suspension geometry. Currently on Tokico Illuminas/arizona racing springs. A review on these when you get them would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennymonster Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 ^Will do, I want to get them in before Zcon which is just in couple weeks, I'll post a before/after ride height. Not looking for any camber adjustment on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMG Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yes, a review/write-up would be beneficial. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjack300zx Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Max has it. One of the benefits of most camber plates is that they lower the car about 1 or 1.5 inches without losing travel. But you'll need the 2.5 springs and spring hats, and the threaded coilovers. Old perch cut off struts, new perch welded on, etc. Takes some doing, but worth it. I have Bilstein strut inserts and Mulholland NOS springs would I need to do this with my setup? Just looking for a inch lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Let 15psi out of your tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-E Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Has no one made diagrams of the bolt patterns for the strut tops? I'd think this would be very handy, especially when universal undrilled mounts are available... maybe dual-drill for s30 & s130 bodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Just ordered couple sets, this is perfect for me as I'm looking to lower it another inch or two, without affecting suspension geometry. Currently on Tokico Illuminas/arizona racing springs. Suspension geometry will change, but you won't lose any bump travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennymonster Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Sorry for the late reply on the review guys, I guess better late than never. Basically ended up doing exactly what I had hoped/planned, used stock hats / tokico illuminas / Arizona Z springs (stock diameter). Looking at the stock ebay images, I think some people were concerned about not having enough adjustment space for the camber. This shouldn't be an issue, as you can see on the underside, you can move the plate to different bolt positions, and use the top side slit for finer adjustment. The only issue is.. the pillow bearing slot was too large, at least for my set up. I forgot the exact measurement on it but it's close to a 1/2" diameter. The strut nut / bearing that came with fits the camber plate fine, but they were also too large to fit my strut top thread (tried this on my buddy's T3 kit as well, same result) I ended up using a spacer to make sure the strut fits nice and snug to the bearing, and ended up reusing the existing nut to secure. Also ground out the flared lip on the stock hat, so it sits flush to the camber plate. Fit just fine: Lower the car about 1.5 inch without cutting up the car, got to keep my strut braces front and rear, pretty happy with the results. Not to mention having some camber adjustment abilities now. Edited August 7, 2014 by Kennymonster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sweeet! Where'd you source that spacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennymonster Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 My buddy that helped me put all this together got it at an industrial metal supply place, as far as I know they're a pretty common at any decent metal/hardware places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Sweeet! Where'd you source that spacer? Take a look at a long shanked lug nut. That's what's used on a number of the plates now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Kennymonster, can you put a camber gauge on that and tell us what camber you achieved in the max negative and max ppsitive settings are?then post up what the range of adjustment is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennymonster Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Sure, I can do that. Waiting on front wheel spacers to arrive, so probably will mess with the front cambers pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamo3 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I give a try this with my Bilstein shock with this MK1 camber plates. Arrived well packed. top nut is same size with Bilstein's one. the spacer? for the bottom. Using top nut and bottom spacer to fit perfect & tight. Just wonder there is about 0.3mm gap between spacer and shock tower. Is this too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy74 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Is there a lot more noise transferred into the cabin when using these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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