Rebird Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 i have read so many posts on slotting the strut tower for more camber but i have yet to see a pic of the "proceedure" completed.. does anyone have a pic handy? also, am i assuming correctly that this can be done just on the front as i don't recall any mention of slotting the rear tower. if this is a stupid question, please excuse.... nubee..... p.s... i love this site!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom'sZ Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Do you have coil overs? If you have stock diameter springs, I don't think there is much room for the springs to move inside the towers. The procedure would involve elongating the bolt holes for the upper mount with a die ginder or whatever in the direction of the engine. It could be done to just the front or back or both (rear tires like camber too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Personally I would cut the fronts inward to achieve more camber but the rears have plenty of camber. I would slot the rears outwards to have less camber. That is for a Z that is seriously low though. Coilovers are a must. There is not enough space for the stock struts to move much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebird Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 i do not have coilovers..... i did lower the car and i'm in the process of getting the wheels to sit better before i align it. the rear tire is toe in pretty far so i guess i'll order some offset bushing.... not excited about a rough ride though..... maybe i'll just bite the bullet and install some rear control arms. that should fix it and still have a nice ride...? is this correct? thanks for the input!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 you should install some rear control arms... Your car won't roll without them. Unless you meant adjustable rear control arms... then you would be biting the bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I am just going to convert my ghetto coilovers to have some real top hats and camber plates. The technotoytuning kit is like $440 to convert my Z from stock modified hats to new aluminium hats and camber plates. Plus it will extend my struts another inch or so for more travel thus allowing me to lower the car more and still have plenty of travel left in my pricey illuminas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebird Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 thanks olderthanme..... i'm going to try and slot the front and back a bit just as you said. it doesn't appear that it will take much movement to make a difference. thanks for the info and good luck on your z!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoeightnine Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Rebird. How about bolt on. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=102847&highlight=camber+plate I found this when I searched under "camber plates". There are more. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoeightnine Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Like this. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=113239&highlight=camber+plate+weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebird Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 twoeightnine, nice threads.... great info from all!! since i don't have coilovers, i'm guessing i will only be able to "slot" the struts 1/4" or so??? front strut = slot towards the engine (decrease pos camber) and rear strut = toward outside of car (decrease neg camber)... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 twoeightnine, nice threads.... great info from all!! since i don't have coilovers, i'm guessing i will only be able to "slot" the struts 1/4" or so??? front strut = slot towards the engine (decrease pos camber) and rear strut = toward outside of car (decrease neg camber)... thanks I can tell you from personal experiance that if you move your struts away from their stock position without haveing something like a pillow ball to keep things from binding you will break the top threaded portion of your strut off the first time you make an aggresive turn or hit a major bump a little to hard. After learning that lesson the hard way I bit the bullet and purchased camber plates and coil overs. If you want the adjustment the expense is worth it. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Really? Even if he keeps the stock upper strut insulator? I seem to recall Dan Baldwin ran slotted strut towers for a long time, and he was racing the car, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 We autoxed for years that way with no issue using the isolator on top. I even drove my 510 that way for 5 years. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Maybe I was just unlucky but I broke two of them. Since going to camber plates I have not had any more problems. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoeightnine Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 With stock springs you will restrict the amount of adjustment but, with stock springs...you wont be doing alot of "serious" racing anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebird Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 well, i slotted the rears this weekend and tires look great!!! thanks for the help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Zleep Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 dude!!! show some pics...ive been wanting to do that for some time now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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