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Adjustable struts, how?

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So I see the struts are adjustable. Is this something you have to do while on an alignment rig?
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So I see the struts are adjustable. Is this something you have to do while on an alignment rig?
Yes unless you have a homemade setup that can measure degrees, lots of YouTube videos.
 
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So I see the struts are adjustable. Is this something you have to do while on an alignment rig?
Be prepared to come armed with how-to documentation... two Ford dealers I visited had no idea what I was talking about. They of course charged me to do the 6 screw removal and then re-align it to factory spec in our manual. Huge difference in handling afterward... a must-do IMO. I had way to much negative camber beforehand.
 

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Be prepared to come armed with how-to documentation... two Ford dealers I visited had no idea what I was talking about. They of course charged me to do the 6 screw removal and then re-align it to factory spec in our manual. Huge difference in handling afterward... a must-do IMO. I had way to much negative camber beforehand.
HP or no? is there any difference in those settings between the two?
 

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They of course charged me to do the 6 screw removal and then re-align it to factory spec in our manual.
First I've heard of this, can you explain what it is?
 

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If you have an HP look at the top of the strut towers for the screws.
actually... the strut needs to be dropped in order to see the 3 screws on top of each tower. you cannot see squat from the engine bay since the camber plate sit underneath.

below is what i marched into my dealer armed with... its for gt350, but same idea. Courtesy of "Tomster" post on this site:

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/removing-the-cftp-camber-plate-screw-pins.150085/

Ford Instructions:

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/at...00_cftp_job2_caster_plate_lowdown-pdf.520899/
 

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So if I'm understanding this correctly, if the three screws are left in place, the car aligns just like it didn't have the camber plates at all?
 

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So if I'm understanding this correctly, if the three screws are left in place, the car aligns just like it didn't have the camber plates at all?
Yes, cannot adjust front camber specs if screws are not removed. In other words...camber is fixed wherever it may fall on each particular car. Mine was about +.4 out of factory specs if left in the "fixed" position.
 
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Yes, cannot adjust front camber specs if screws are not removed. In other words...camber is fixed wherever it may fall on each particular car. Mine was about +.4 out of factory specs if left in the "fixed" position.
What a beating but good info. Seems like a must to get the pins out and get the alignment to factory specs. Did you set it to Track or Street specs?
 
 








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