ZMANIAC77 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 well i seen some camber plates on ebay made by techno toy tunning but also you have to upgrade to coil overs and i bought my tc rods from them and i am very satisfied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMFairladyZX Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Are there any kind of camber adjust kits available for the 280zx as well? i searched around a bit and didnt find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I think 510 camber plates are probably the most direct correlation for the ZX. The Z is tough to fit a camber plate to because the strut tops are so small. You have a ton of room in the ZX and can easily fit a caster/camber plate in there and have it move enough to really make a difference. You might ask one of the manufacturers. They should be easy to find plates for, you can probably use just about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMFairladyZX Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think 510 camber plates are probably the most direct correlation for the ZX. The Z is tough to fit a camber plate to because the strut tops are so small. You have a ton of room in the ZX and can easily fit a caster/camber plate in there and have it move enough to really make a difference. You might ask one of the manufacturers. They should be easy to find plates for, you can probably use just about anything. Thanks Ill look into it, ever since I lowered my car my rear wheels have looked like thier camber was a bit negative so thats why i wanted to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 The rear of a ZX is not a strut setup so you can't put camber plates in back. Search the web for "slotted crossmember 510" and you'll find out what you need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMFairladyZX Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Really? dam, i got all excited when i found the techno toy tuning 510 camber plates and it said they were for the 280zx also:cry2: Man, hopefully i wont be needing them anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishihadaz Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 It appears, that when switching to either the Techno Tuning or AZC camber plate kits, you would not have the ability of using strut tower bars in conjunction with them. The mounting plates bolt locations are set-up for stock. That does seem to be an issue when using John C's EMI kit, since it utilizes the stock perches. Can anybody confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 You can use a strut tower bar with any of them, you might have to make your own mounts for the strut towers. On the AZC or TTT units that would require either welding mounts to the strut tops (which is stiffer and stronger anyway) or drilling holes in the strut top and making new ends that bolt to the modified strut towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschiltz Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Really? dam, i got all excited when i found the techno toy tuning 510 camber plates and it said they were for the 280zx also:cry2: Man, hopefully i wont be needing them anytime soon. You can use them on the front but with the rear trailing arm set up on ZXs it doesn't work in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardBlack Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Since this is the sticky for everyone looking for appropriate information, Ground Control just changed their design so that it utilizes a spherical bearing to properly pivot to the required angle to match the camber setting. Jon posts good images in the thread below: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=150039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I think they changed it a long time ago. I bought the original set of plates that I sold to you about 15 years ago. Jay over at Ground Control said that he didn't even remember selling the flat set (which I find a bit hard to believe). The difference again is fairly minor, but the new set allows the spring to change its angle relative to the bottom of the camber plate. Since on the old style the top hats and perches change angle relative to each other, that bends the spring in addition to compressing it. Here are the pictures: Old Style: Flat top of spring hat and bottom of plate. The torrington bearing goes in the recess in the top hat. New style: Rounded bottom of plate meets concave steel bearing thingy on the spring hat, which allows the spring hat to change direction respective to the plate. Torrington bearing is under the concave bearing thingy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartco Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 thought i chime in and let you guys know that i carry z31 camber plates that will work on the stock suspension and coilovers as well these run $180shipped to lower 48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleriousZ Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Bartco makes quality stuff. +1 for the bartman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yeah but where is the z and zx stuff...looks to me like he came on this site with alot to offer but isnt offering much to us yet? I'd love to see some camber plates from him for very cheap since he has access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Looks like no needle bearing between the camber plate and the spring perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartco Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah but where is the z and zx stuff...looks to me like he came on this site with alot to offer but isnt offering much to us yet? I'd love to see some camber plates from him for very cheap since he has access. i got a hold of some stock strut mounts so i will have some plates avaiable soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartco Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Looks like no needle bearing between the camber plate and the spring perch. theres really no need the spherical beaing is capable of tackling the rotation of the strut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 theres really no need the spherical beaing is capable of tackling the rotation of the strut... Ground control and others would disagree. By the way the needle bearing does more than deal with the rotation of the strut. What does the weight of the vehicle rest on with a needle bearing in place? What does it rest on in your camber plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartco Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ground control and others would disagree. By the way the needle bearing does more than deal with the rotation of the strut. What does the weight of the vehicle rest on with a needle bearing in place? What does it rest on in your camber plate? the weight rests on the spherical bearing which is rated more then 4 z31 weighed together.. the needle bearing is only for aiding in rotation of the spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 the weight rests on the spherical bearing which is rated more then 4 z31 weighed together.. The bearing itself (typically a COM10) is rated anywhere from 2,500 (cheap Chinese bearing) to 9,195 (NHBB Astro) for axial load. But the liner will pound out long before the rated load is reached. A spherical bearing used in a camber plate to handle spring loads will usually loosen up and cause problems within a year or two. Ground Control's original design used the spherical bearing to carry spring loads and Jay changed it for the reasons listed above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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