[s-cars] Suspension Upgrade
mlp
mlped at qwest.net
Thu Dec 16 15:01:00 EST 2004
If anyone is looking for Xmas, I somehow ended up with two sets of the
2Bennett plates. Have one set available for sale for anyone who wants the
set ~ $450 or offer?
Mike Pederson
Colorado
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list On Behalf Of Keith Maddock
>
>Evan Desjardins <evan.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> S-Fiends,
>>
>> I also need to purchase
>> the camber plates to correct the alignment for $239.95.
>
>While you are $liding down the $lippery $lope, I highly
>recommend spending a bit extra and getting the 2Bennet
>Camber/Caster plates instead.
>http://www.2bennett.com/body_type44suspension.html
>
>I had the ECS correction plates in my 93 S4 and they were
>better than nothing, but still did not leave much flexibility
>to dial in the alignment to a good setting. As a result, with
>17" rims and summer tires, the steering was quite darty
>especially on rutted roads. (gotta love those 10+-axle,
>250,000 lb trucks they can drive here in Michigan!).
>
>I bought my 95.5 S6 avant with these 2Bennet plates already
>installed, and the difference (even with the exact same
>wheels/tires) is
>phenomenal, and Other listers have installed these at a 90 degree
>angle so that they are caster/camber plates, and have reported
>excellent results.
>
>The benefit is adding caster so you don't have to run a lot of
>static camber in order to get good cornering performance.
>This also helps improve the tire wear pattern.
>
>w/o plates: wear out the inside of your tires while driving
>straight w/ ECS plates: wear out the outside of your tires if
>you corner agressively w/ camber/caster plates; more even wear.
>
>
>Cheers,
>Keith
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