Camber Bolts

[DickR]

Ford has their own procedure for camber adjustment (and probably their own bolts) just like they did for the S197.

It's a stronger and more reliable solution than any reduced-shank aftermarket bolts ever could be.


I cringe a little every time I read where people are going for the cheap camber correction solution without considering anything but price . . .


Norm

Unless Ford has made a change recently (within the last 2 months) the replacement strut to spindle bolt is the exact splined 16 mm bolt used by the factory.

Note that the specified torque is 184 lb-ft. The idea of a smaller diameter bolt only torqued to 120 lb-ft as noted above makes me cringe also. The smaller diameter bolt used in the last of the S197's needed about 164 lb-ft per the manual and those needed to be checked periodically to prevent looseness which tended to result in broken spindle assemblies when used hard.

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[BMR Tech]

We should be offering them soon.

I do agree above about the smaller bolts, with less mass and lower clamping loads.

On that note, we have tested and tested and sold many of thousands of these camber bolts for several GM and Ford applications.

For the average street car, these style bolts have proven to be effective.

For performance handling applications (road course, auto X etc) I steer people in other directions.

We have been testing ours on our PP car, with 295 Hoosiers and our supporting suspension pieces and they have held up well thus far. I am not endorsing them for an application like ours, I am just stating that thus far they have handles 200 degree Hoosier temps fine. On a street car, they will work fine.

 

[Varekai]

We should be offering them soon.

I do agree above about the smaller bolts, with less mass and lower clamping loads.

On that note, we have tested and tested and sold many of thousands of these camber bolts for several GM and Ford applications.

For the average street car, these style bolts have proven to be effective.

For performance handling applications (road course, auto X etc) I steer people in other directions.

We have been testing ours on our PP car, with 295 Hoosiers and our supporting suspension pieces and they have held up well thus far. I am not endorsing them for an application like ours, I am just stating that thus far they have handles 200 degree Hoosier temps fine. On a street car, they will work fine.

So these are okay then? I haven't had them installed yet, but I am 46 degrees on the left side and -1.4 on the right, and was planning on having them done tomorrow. Alignment shop wants $180 to do it, they did my previous alignment but I didn't know I'd need these bolts, and if there's going to be a problem with them i'd rather save the dough. Just don't want to ruin a tire running a bad alignment for too long.

 

[stoli]

So these are okay then? I haven't had them installed yet, but I am 46 degrees on the left side and -1.4 on the right, and was planning on having them done tomorrow. Alignment shop wants $180 to do it, they did my previous alignment but I didn't know I'd need these bolts, and if there's going to be a problem with them i'd rather save the dough. Just don't want to ruin a tire running a bad alignment for too long.

Same question - I had my alignment done again yesterday and my fronts are -1.7 and -1.8 and wearing my tires... Assuming no issues with these I'll install them and then take it back for a new alignment.

 

[Varekai]

Same question - I had my alignment done again yesterday and my fronts are -1.7 and -1.8 and wearing my tires... Assuming no issues with these I'll install them and then take it back for a new alignment.

Just got back from a long road trip with some spirited driving and I have no problems with them yet. Put about 1500 miles on the bolts.

 

[Norm Peterson]

If your driving is 'spirited' enough and the toes are all good, -1.7°-ish front camber is certainly do-able. That far negative may be OK out back if you aren't into wheelspinning starts.


Norm

 

[mikeyjobu]

If I mod at all, this is definitely an area I don't want to be cheap. Looking at alignment costs relative to doing it right the first time with plates...

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