[s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment Junkies - FrontCamberSetting

[Fred Munro]

My front tires were wearing at -1.0, Bob. I've got mine set to -0.5 using
the 2Bennett camber plates, but it's a stock suspension. I actually bought
the camber plates to get the caster in spec; the camber was a bonus.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Rossato [mailto:r0ssat0_987 at att.net]
Sent: February 19, 2005 11:31 PM
To: 'Fred Munro'; 'Mark Pollan'; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment Junkies -
FrontCamberSetting


Extending the slots is the option I chose on my Bilstein/Eibach combo.
This allowed me to get to -1.0 deg of camber on both sides, which gives
pretty even wear.  If you want to get less negative camber than -1.0, I
don't think slotting will cut it.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Fred Munro
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:06 PM
> To: Mark Pollan; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment
> Junkies - FrontCamberSetting
>
>
> Mark;
>
> The movement you can get out of extending the slots is
> limited. The top
> mount has an inner rim that contacts the sides of the opening
> in the strut
> tower, so it will only move so much no matter how much you
> extend the slots.
>
> Once you lower the car, you pretty well need camber plates or
> Igor's mod to
> get the camber near spec.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Mark Pollan
> Sent: February 19, 2005 1:10 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment Junkies - Front
> CamberSetting
>
>
> The Patient is a 95.5 S6 with Bilstein/Eibach sport kit.  I
> just got my car
> aligned and the best they could do on the front camber is -1.5 on both
> sides.  I have what looks like another 1/4 “ of potential
> movement if I
> grind out the slots in the upper mounts a tad more.  The
> alignment sheet
> from the shop is showing a range of -0.3 to -1.3 as being
> spec.  Bentley is
> showing -0.15 to -0.75 as being spec.  Anybody want to
> venture a guess as to
> the correct spec?  I am hoping to get in spec with just a
> further extension
> of the slots.  I think this is doable with a -1.3 spec but
> not if spec is
> -0.75.  Does anybody know how strut mount movement correlates
> to camber
> degrees?  Meaning, if I get another ¼” movement, what may I
> expect my camber
> to be given a current -1.5.  Tires are just too damn
> expensive for my piggy
> bank to run excessive negative camber and I would prefer not
> to go the Igor
> frankenmount route but

>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark
>