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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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From: St louis
Car: 1984z28
Engine: soon to have ls1
Transmission: soon to have t56
camber angle

what mods are needed to the strut tower to get 6-7 degrees of camber out of an 84 Z? also what parts? the car will be lowered 1.5-2 inches with adjustable arms and coilovers.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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Car: clapped out 84Z
Engine: 355 efi roller
Transmission: tremec TKO
Do you mean camber or caster? Aftermarket adjustable strut mounts and probably a little trimming of the hole the strut goes through. It's also possible to cut off the strut mount plate and move it back, but seems like alot of work.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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That is not a reasonable amount of camber. What is the point of your doing that?
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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oh sh**, my bad i mean caster. sorry get em mixed up sometimes. looking for about .80 on camber and i think thats supposed to be negative camber...

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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Car: clapped out 84Z
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You can get over a degree of camber stock, but only 3 to 4 degrees caster. With aftermarket strut mounts 6 to 7 degrees of caster is possible.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
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After doing a bunch of front end modifications last winter, I took my car into an alignment shop to get everything readjusted. Toe and Camber are roughly stock or zero but I wanted as much Caster as possible. Without removing the strut and elongating the adjustment slots, the best I was able to get was 4*. I was trying to get 8-10*.
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