To prepare for my autocross tomorrow, I marked the current location of the bolts on top of the shock tower and went ahead a loosened them. When I loosened the last bolt on both sides, the position immediately slammed to maximum camber (what ai wanted to do anyway).

In another thread on this board, I was told that I could just adjust this with my hands. However, the only way I could put things back afterwards was to jack the car up, move the plate, hold it, then torque the first bolt to get it to stay in place.

Is this normal? Should I take my jack to the event tomorrow?

 

Thats normal. If you loosen it not quite so much(just snug enough to not move by itself), a tap-tap with a hammer and block of wood will adjust it in and out. If you do this alot, you can get a tool designed to adjust camber in and out very easily. After an adjustment like that your toe will be way off and require adjustment.
Oh, and it slams to minimum camber. Probably around -.5.

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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
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[This message has been edited by 82camaro (edited May 19, 2001).]

 

Before I made a tool for adjusting caster/camber (just like the GM tool), I found it easier to move it by using a piece of wood ~20" long between the fender/body and the shock. The strut was fairly easy to move that way without having to jack it up to remove the stress.

FYI, the tool I made is a common 5/16" turnbuckle available at any hardware store with a piece of flat metal drilled to extend the reach between the fender bolt and strut.