Camber plates

[Voodooo]

I would love to see some comparison between the leading camber Plates:

Maximum motorsports
Cortex
Vorshlag
Steeda

Plate thickness and material
Bearing size and material
Adjustment limits
Rebuildable or bearing replacement
Country of origin

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[modernbeat]

I'll answer for the Vorshlag plates.

The main plate is made of .400" thick heat treated alloy aluminum plate. Most of our other plates are .300", but between the weight of the car and the potential tire size, the S550 got an upgrade. The only other plates we make this thick are a few that have a very wide span.

We have .71" of caster adjustment and .79" of camber adjustment. The camber plate is not the limiting factor on most cars. The opening in the strut tower is usually the limit.

We use a huge spherical bearing with about 2.5 square inches of surface contact between the spherical and the race. Our spherical bearing is rated for 7730lbs EACH! We also have a separate sealed radial bearing in the spring perch. It's rated for 4700 lbs. Both bearings can be replaced. The spherical is $35 and the radial is $15. Also, all parts of the camber plate are available to owners so they can refurbish or reconfigure the plates for another style of suspension. We are so proud of our huge bearings and the longevity we get from them, we have a page on our site just about them.

http://www.vorshlag.com/sphericalbearing.php

All of our camber plates come with a custom upper spring perch with that sealed radial bearing I mentioned. We never reuse the OEM components as they just don't hold up. For many applications we offer two choices of spring perch bearings, a heavy duty street bearing and, if required, a low profile single row bearing. Adding this huge bearing in the spring perch sets our camber plates apart from our competitors. We also make custom spring perches to accommodate the stock springs and take great pains so they will not change the ride height.

Country of origin? Mainly Texas! Seriously, except for the radial bearing in the perch, all components are made in the USA. Terry and I machine most of the components ourselves on our own CNC mill and lathe here in our shop. Even our nickle plating, zinc plating and anodizing are done locally. A couple pieces are laser cut locally and jigged up and welded in-house at Vorshlag.

Below is a production set that went on a serious track build on top of a set of Motion Control Suspension.

And here are the prototypes just minutes before they went on our tester's car for a competition that weekend. They were right off the mill, so no time for the hard anodizing, zinc plating and nickle plating we usually do.

Here's a pair of S550 camber plates about halfway through the machining process.

And here I am, designing the first set.

 

[Voodooo]

I have to agree with you. Jason I talked to you today about the GT350 I can't wait. I really want these plates lol.

 

[Schu]

:first:

 

[David@Steeda]

Our Steeda camber plates have the highest adjustment range on the market. For a 1” lowered car you can adjust your camber from -0.3 degrees –2.8 degrees . That’s a 2.5 degree adjustment range and higher camber levels are available on cars lowered even further.

Our components are designed from the ground up with function in mind. Our plate thickness is 0.180” and is made of 1008 steel, and is nickel-plated to eliminate the possibility of corrosion.



The design of our camber plates really hit their stride when discussing bearing selection. Our bearings are an extremely high quality ptfe lined (Teflon) bearing. We have a strategic partnership with a US company who provides us with a custom bearing pre-load. This pre-load on the center ball allows us to keep a very low break away torque which minimizes friction in your system. Minimizing friction is important because it affects steering linearity and can also significantly alter the damping of the vehicle. Secondly, this pre-load allows us to make sure there is absolutely no chance of the ball having slop from the manufacturer, or from developing slop over time. This means our camber plates have 100% silent operation, because we hate NVH. We also back that up with a lifetime warranty.

The spherical bearing selected for this unit is rated for over 30,000 lbs statically and over 10,000 lbs dynamically - making it more than capable to handle anything the Mustang, the track or the driver can throw at it. The factory thrust bearing and spring perch are also utilized in our design. Thrust bearings are extremely important for performance applications, yes they are necessary for steering movement in a MacPherson strut but they also reduce spring friction between the spring and the perch when a spring undergoes compression. This is extremely important, spring friction induces secondary undesired spring rates and makes the force which your spring produces unpredictable and inconsistent. Utilizing the factory thrust bearings makes sure we have consistent performance every time. A second benefit of this system is the rubber-coated spring perch from the factory unit - re-using this allows us to keep the spring silent on the perch again for seamless operation. We even go so far as to laser scan the factory units to ensure perfect fitment.

Oh and don’t forget, we rigorously test all of our parts here at Steeda during our product validation phases - between our detailed FEA analysis we have achieved great results. Our Steeda camber plates are rock solid, at forces much larger than the car will ever see the camber plate only deflects 0.002”! Also here are some pictures of us testing the strength of these beautiful TIG welds. With only one weld bead our plates withstood over 40,000 lbs of force!











Check it out for yourself: Steeda S550 Mustang Camber Plates (15-16 All)

 

[Voodooo]

I'll answer for the Vorshlag plates.

The main plate is made of .400" thick heat treated alloy aluminum plate. Most of our other plates are .300", but between the weight of the car and the potential tire size, the S550 got an upgrade. The only other plates we make this thick are a few that have a very wide span.

We have .71" of caster adjustment and .79" of camber adjustment. The camber plate is not the limiting factor on most cars. The opening in the strut tower is usually the limit.

We use a huge spherical bearing with about 2.5 square inches of surface contact between the spherical and the race. Our spherical bearing is rated for 7730lbs EACH! We also have a separate sealed radial bearing in the spring perch. It's rated for 4700 lbs. Both bearings can be replaced. The spherical is $35 and the radial is $15. Also, all parts of the camber plate are available to owners so they can refurbish or reconfigure the plates for another style of suspension. We are so proud of our huge bearings and the longevity we get from them, we have a page on our site just about them.

http://www.vorshlag.com/sphericalbearing.php

All of our camber plates come with a custom upper spring perch with that sealed radial bearing I mentioned. We never reuse the OEM components as they just don't hold up. For many applications we offer two choices of spring perch bearings, a heavy duty street bearing and, if required, a low profile single row bearing. Adding this huge bearing in the spring perch sets our camber plates apart from our competitors. We also make custom spring perches to accommodate the stock springs and take great pains so they will not change the ride height.

Country of origin? Mainly Texas! Seriously, except for the radial bearing in the perch, all components are made in the USA. Terry and I machine most of the components ourselves on our own CNC mill and lathe here in our shop. Even our nickle plating, zinc plating and anodizing are done locally. A couple pieces are laser cut locally and jigged up and welded in-house at Vorshlag.

Below is a production set that went on a serious track build on top of a set of Motion Control Suspension.

And here are the prototypes just minutes before they went on our tester's car for a competition that weekend. They were right off the mill, so no time for the hard anodizing, zinc plating and nickle plating we usually do.

Here's a pair of S550 camber plates about halfway through the machining process.

And here I am, designing the first set.

Any word on your plates yet Jason? :hail:

 

[stoli]

Bump - anyone else have any input? I'm debating getting a set of plates to make it easier to go negative for track days.

Did Vorshlag not produce theirs? I don't see any mention of them on their website.

 

[Impulsed7]

I'm running the motion plates, they are maxxed at the stock mounting points and have given me 2.1 degrees of camber on steeda ultralite lowering springs. I'd like more, so I may go vorslag or slot my stock mounting points. For the street, they are great though.

 

[stoli]

I'm running the motion plates, they are maxxed at the stock mounting points and have given me 2.1 degrees of camber on steeda ultralite lowering springs. I'd like more, so I may go vorslag or slot my stock mounting points. For the street, they are great though.

I have the Ford Racing Track struts along withe the Steeda Ultralites. I'm guessing I'll get even less camber with them.

 

[scott_0]

I just installed my Maximum Motorsports plates last Thursday, top quality as usual! the guy that aligned my car commented on how nice they were

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