[s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment Junkies - Front Camber Setting

[Mark Pollan]

Thanks to all of you Junkies.  Igor's plate mod calls for a 4mm offset from
stock.  Does anybody know how this translates into degrees of camber?  I'm a
frugal SOB with a leaning towards DIY once shown the way but will not
hesitate to spend $$$ when all indications are that I have no recourse.

Regards,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Igor Kessel [mailto:KBATPO at comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:18 PM
To: Mark Pollan
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Calling All Suspension and Alignment Junkies - Front
Camber Setting

Mark Pollan wrote:
> 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


Mark,
at -1.3° you _will_ ruin your inner edges. Elongating the top mount 
slots alone will not bring your Camber into the Bentley spec.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros