[s-cars] 2B Camber Plate Group Buy - Initial Interest Poll

[Evan Levine]

You also ditched a nicely prepped UrS4 for an Evo.... =)

On 9/24/05, Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Far from it.
>
> 2Bennett actually has a business to run, imagine that! Employees and
> suppliers to pay, not to mention R&D cost to get something that fits
> nicely,
> bolts right in and gets you the adjustment you need to not chew up tires.
> I
> will gladly pay for someone to go through the R&D so that I don't have to
> cut and re-cut and try all over again just to get something that's hacked
> in
> the corner of my garage rather than a nice billet piece that was CNC'd.
>
> If you can make it on your own, fine. Do it. Up to this moment, no one has
> come up with a better alignment solution than the 2B boys and I don't
> think
> you can do better than what they have by making something in your garage.
>
> Let that be your motivation to prove me wrong, but I wouldn't risk my ass
> on
> the road at 100+mph with something I hacked together in my garage versus
> someone's $600 engineered solution.
>
> Joe
>
> On 9/24/05, Bill Clancy <clancybill at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > But they are toooo expensive. don't you think? They are metal plates
> > with holes drilled in them for 400+.
> >
> > I can make those in my garage ( in probably will) for free).
> >
> > Am I way off here?
> >
> > Maybe the group price brings it down but I think Mr. 2-Bennet is ripping
> > us
> > off -- and doing a good job of it.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> > To: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>; "Mark Pollan"
> > <mark.pollan at mci.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:10 AM
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] 2B Camber Plate Group Buy - Initial Interest Poll
> >
> >
> > > Actually, Bill, slotting the original plates only gives a limited
> amount
> > > of
> > > movement. The OD of the bottom barrel of the top mount contacts the ID
> > of
> > > the hole in the strut tower and at that point further slotting gets
> you
> > > nowhere (BTDT).
> > >
> > > 2B has designed out this interference and their plates give a much
> > greater
> > > range of adjustment (ECS is similar I'm sure). The advantage of the 2B
> > > plate
> > > over ECS is that it also gives caster adjustment - that's why I chose
> > > them;
> > > I had a caster issue on the right side.
> > >
> > > 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 Bill Clancy
> > > Sent: September 24, 2005 11:16 AM
> > > To: Mark Pollan; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] 2B Camber Plate Group Buy - Initial Interest
> Poll
> > >
> > >
> > > I am not sure I see the value in these 2B plates. They are too
> > > expensive.
> > > I mean...I they're nice to have...but aren't they a bit pricey?
> > > You could get the same result by taking your original ones, slotting
> > them
> > > for the caster adjustment and moving the mounting holes to give the
> > proper
> > > camber. It would take about an hour to do this.
> > >
> > > A while ago...someone sent a write up with a nice diagram on how to
> make
> > > the
> > > camber change. I apologize... I forget who it was.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Pollan" <mark.pollan at mci.com>
> > > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:11 AM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] 2B Camber Plate Group Buy - Initial Interest Poll
> > >
> > >
> > >> OK well, I for one plan on keeping my car for a looooong time. So
> > >> capitalizing the cost of 2B even at a non-GB price, that's the one
> that
> > >> makes sense to me. I just cannot get myself the psychological block
> of
> > >> even
> > >> bending the fender lip for the ECS plate.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> That said, who of you out there is a maybe and who is a for sure with
> > 2B?
> > >> Reply to me directly and at the end of next week I'll contact 2B. I
> > have
> > >> never dealt with them so if somebody could either pave the road or
> > >> provide
> > >> the appropriate point of contact that would be great.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Mark
> > >>
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