Eccentric camber nut, forward compared to rearward

Aussie Dubbin · 2011-10-21T00:35:27+00:00

HI Guys, those of you that have played with your camber adjustment, obviously moving it outward as far as possible gives you the greatest negative camber, but what happens when you move forward in rotation or rearward in rotation. Can you help me understand what is going on with the wheel. I have bent top arms, BJ, extra eccentric camber adjusters and looks like 4-5* neg camber at the widest adjustment. Thanks PS if anyone has set their own wheel alignment at home that would be helpful info. Cheers

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 24 Oct 2011, 8:26 am

#868388

Gracey wrote:All this talk about eccentric camber adjusters has got me wanting to install the set I just bought.

What is the best/easiest way to remove the camber adjuster from the ball joint??

Nice move there, Gracey.......changing the subject before it got too heated.👍

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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 24 Oct 2011, 11:59 am

#868409

Mate, i just put my olld ones for a few months before i bought the new one and greased it up, but it still seized on. They are a bugger to seperate. If you are replacing the ball jint you can heat the nut up with a decent oxy, and give it a decent crack, otherwise i pressed mine out and there was a lot of resistance. The two 5mm plates i was resting under either side of the adjusters bent before the adjuster cracked out.

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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 24 Oct 2011, 12:05 pm

#868412

So guys its a pretty healthy discussion which i great.
I will not just be setting my camber at the notch forward position, or max camber, or min camber. I hope to have some changes over time.

let me put it another way...
If i use the hole as the point if importance/ reference point and discuss how it would change through the following clock position if 12 oclock is straight ahead to the front of the car, parallel with the center tunnel.

Left hand side;
3 oclock will give me the least amount of camber through this nut adjustment
9 oclock will give me the most camber (read as about 4 or 5* negative on my car)

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Oct 2011, 12:08 pm

#868413

My original ones used to be easy to move but now they look like part of the ball joint.. YIKES..

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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 24 Oct 2011, 12:08 pm

#868414

If i set my nut to 12 oclock i have reduced my wheel base (the tiniest bit) right?
adversley if i set it to 6 oclock then i have lengthen the wheelbase right?

So which would be preferable? Suggesting yuo set each side to the same amount/rotation...

Is it of little consequence as the major castor change has come through the angle of the car and the number of castor shims.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 24 Oct 2011, 4:32 pm

#868437

Aussie Dubbin wrote:Mate, i just put my olld ones for a few months before i bought the new one and greased it up, but it still seized on. They are a bugger to seperate. If you are replacing the ball jint you can heat the nut up with a decent oxy, and give it a decent crack, otherwise i pressed mine out and there was a lot of resistance. The two 5mm plates i was resting under either side of the adjusters bent before the adjuster cracked out.

mmm yeah, they can be tight, I normally use a tie rod end removal tool or press if the arms out.

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