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

[Joe Pizzimenti]

You mis spelled money pit. :-)

On 9/24/05, Evan Levine <evan.levine at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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