Does anyone know who makes, or where I can get camber plates so I can adjust the camber? I lowered my car about 2 inches and now I have severe rub on the inside of the tires. You can even see that they are leaning. My friend had some on his rustang but he moved before I could find out where he got them.

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89 Formula 305 TBI
Flowmaster, 1/2 in. spacer,lowered 3 in, 84' ram air, performer tbi intake,hypertech chip, ultimate TBI mods

 

Try www.ground-control.com/, www.globalwest.net/, or www.hotpart.com/. They all offer camber plates.

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Billy
92 B4C 305TPI T5
Texas Spokes Sports Car Club #63 ESP
73 Z28

 

Hey, thanks alot! I'm sick of rotating the front tires all the time.

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89 Formula 305 TBI
Flowmaster, 1/2 in. spacer,lowered 3 in, 84' ram air, performer tbi intake,hypertech chip, ultimate TBI mods

 

are the factory adjustment plates (on the strut towers) already adjusted as far ad they can go?

 

What he said above and:
The toe is killing your tires more than the camber. -.5 to -1 is a good camber setting and should be no problem. When you drop the car, the toe becomes negative in a big way.


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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

Yeah, they're already adjusted all the way. Is there a way to adjust the toe? I have no idea. Please let me know!!

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89 Formula 305 TBI
Flowmaster, 1/2 in. spacer,lowered 3 in, 84' ram air, performer tbi intake,hypertech chip, ultimate TBI mods

 

the tie rods adjust toe. if you are going to adjust this stuff yourself, there is a lot to it. you will need the proper tools ($300-400). you could set the toe, however, with just a tape measure, some metal plates, and patience. if your springs are more than an inch shorter than stock you may need different tie rod ends to prevent them from binding.

 

You should be able to get a good alignment for >50 bucks. It's cheaper than a set of tires. You can get the alignment close with a tape. I've done this on a dirt track car many times. However, asphalt and concrete are hell on tires even with a small alignment problem. Have an alignment shop check your suspension and see how much camber they can get. -1 is the lowest I would go on a street car. -.5 is about perfect on a street third-gen. Have the caster set to 4.5 to 5.0 degrees positive, and the toe set to +1/16. These specs worked well on all the third-gens I've aligned.
I dropped my 82 1.5 inches, set the camber at -.5 and still have adjustment left.



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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

FYI to all. I have talked to all three of the companies listed above about caster/camber plates. Here is some info to pass on. Both Ground Control and Hotparts plates will NOT fit Bilstein struts according to them. This is due to the larger diameter strut housing. Though they are not released yet, Global West claims theirs will fit Bilsteins. I have been trying to get the GW ones since May. Still waiting.

Just thought everyone would like to know about this before you order them. L8R

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Mike Schwartz aka chevymike
'92 Z28, 5.7, Teal Hardtop

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