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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: RACER X on May 22, 2008, 06:17:23 PM
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will 2" strut spacers throw off my camber?
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adding strut extension spacers shouldn't change the camber.
spacing the strut mounts, or flipping them, probably does change the camber.
please note that i am not an alignment guy.
just makes sense to me that flipping or spacing the mounts changes the point of attachment, whereas adding length(extending) the strut shaft only compresses the strut, leaving the alignment unchanged.
mabe.
see if anybody else bites.
richard
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No, adding the strut spacers or flipping the mount just changes the compression of the strut and the amount of droop available.
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This is always the first thing I do before I start a lift. You can even have them flipped/have a spacer at stock height without the risk of bottoming out the strut ;)
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THANKS GUYS
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Changing the mounts- spacers, flips, etc won't change the alighnment because the mount is still in line with the original mounting point. Spring spacers will change the alignment because you sit at a differnt hight in te camber arc. It will also affect your toe. the answer is a $30 cam bolt at knuckle-to-strut will allow you to realighn it.
NMc
As it happens I am an alighnment guy. :D
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the answer is a $30 cam bolt at knuckle-to-strut will allow you to realign it.
Any suggestions on where to find these bolts?
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i got mine at a brake supply shop.
richard
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They are a pretty common item,and usually available at most good alingment shop,and many vendors dealing in lift and lowering kits.
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Any suggestions on where to find these bolts
I got a set at Oreilly (they were cheap there than online)...I only had to use it on one side with 1.5" spacers.
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Changing the mounts- spacers, flips, etc won't change the alighnment because the mount is still in line with the original mounting point. Spring spacers will change the alignment because you sit at a differnt hight in te camber arc. It will also affect your toe. the answer is a $30 cam bolt at knuckle-to-strut will allow you to realighn it.
NMc
As it happens I am an alighnment guy. :D
like i said in earlier, i'm not an alignment guy, and it's good to get the info from a professional.
i had thought flipping or spacing the strut mounts might change the caster slightly, as it would lower the mount point. good to be corrected, thanks.
richard
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Found the camber bolts at Autozone, sold as a pair for about $20. Had to put them in the bottom bolt hole because there was no adjustment room in the top hole. They were designed to change the angle 1 1/4 degrees. My tires are still slightly out at the top, but they are close enough for me. Headed to the local mud bog tomorrow!
David
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whats the part number on those camber bolts? ill have to get them, and where is the cheapest spring spacers/pucks?
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i used specialty products company #81250.
adjusts +/- 1.75 degrees.
i got nice spacers from jeff. i'm sure a quick search would get his contact info(might be jeff1997?).
richard
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My alignment guy suggested hollowing out the top hole at the bottom of the strut to allow for re-aligning. He said the kind of wheeling I do is likely to break the camber bolts, as they have a tiny little cam. If you unbolt the top bolt, and push the tire in as far as you can, that usually corrects for 29-30" tires pretty closely. There's lots of how--to about that here.
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My alignment guy suggested hollowing out the top hole at the bottom of the strut to allow for re-aligning.
If you do that, you will probably want to weld in the other side of the bolt once you get everything lined up to help stop it from shifting back.
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thats what i did on one of my trackers that i run 33's on but my wifes will be driven dailey with the kids so no shortcuts plus its 2 wheel drive i just want it a little higher with 31's and maybe some bumpers all will be moved over once i find her a 4 wheel drive, i just could not pass this one up 98 tracker 2 door 16 valve 3 speed auto soft top needed head gasket 150 bucks, runs way nice now im mostly looking for 2" pucks for now
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but my wifes will be driven dailey with the kids so no shortcuts
Slotting the top hole is perfectly safe. In fact I trust it more than camber bolts. Some struts for other vehicles have this adjustment already made in the strut. I wouldn't weld directly on the bolt, I'd tack weld a washer in there instead.