I’m installing GroundControl camber plates in my 3rd gen with Koni struts. During a test fitting I’m noticing some issues with struts interfering with the inside fender well. There is also a spacer sleeve that make the strut fit the oversized bearing in the plate there isn’t enough space to used the shaft cover and get the nut on well enough on the top of the strut.

Has any one else used these plates and run into similar issues?

 

I think you need to use a flexable rubber dust boot for the strut instead of the plactic stock one.

How much camber and caster are you getting before the strut hits the well?

 

You must have a lot of negative camber and Positive castor cranked in . What are settings?

Grind off part of offending shock with appropriate rotary device.....or massage inner fenderwell with a BFH ( Big Freakin' Hammer ).

I use Rancho off road shock boots to protect shock shaft. Slit the top of boot collar and attach with tie wraps. Bottom of boot slips over outer housing of shock. Attach with tie wraps

 

I’m in the process of putting in new springs, camber plates, steering and brakes. The whole front suspension and steering is torn apart.

I don’t know the current settings since the car isn’t ready to go on the ground and I don’t have any tools to check the alignment. I’m just going to eyeball it and limp it to an alignment shop. The previous settings were 6 degrees caster and –1 camber. I want at least –2 camber after this.

 

I think what they are trying to say is that the current settings are causing the contact you are seeing. Try to adjust the settings to make the install fit properly. Then limp it to the alignment shop.

 

if you do that, you're going to have to bring a BFH or a grinder in case the strut is still interfering.

 

Justins86bird and Chickenman35, Thanks for the rubber dust boot tip, I hadn't thought of that.
I'm going to pull out the angle grinder tonight. Since I can tell how much camber I now have, I'm going to work from the worst case scenario.

 

Does it have this problem @ free length or @ ride height. It looks like your only seeing this at 0 suspension load, from the pics.

 

Yes, the pictures were taken with 0 load and with the spindle slightly turned to the right. There is a preformed indent in the fender well about an 1" to 1.5" above the point that the strut is hitting.

I've held off of the grinder until I can have the whole suspension back together and the car on the ground, so I can see how much of a problem this is really going to be. I'm still waiting for one of my struts to come back from being rebuilt.