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

[Bill Clancy]

Point taken.   I'm sure the 2Bennet solution works as designed.    I was just surprised at the cost.   

My apologies to anyone on the list that might have been offended -- sometimes I get a little carried away.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Pizzimenti 
  To: Bill Clancy 
  Cc: Fred Munro ; Mark Pollan ; s-car-list at audifans.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 12:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [s-cars] 2B Camber Plate Group Buy - Initial Interest Poll


  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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