Installed Camber Bolts and Re-Aligned after lowering.......glad i did!

[Pat-Red-PP2]

All I can say here is that if you knew what I know about aftermarket crash bolts and strut to knuckle fastener torquing, you wouldn't be exclamation-point-proud of that decision.

I'm out.


Norm

Ok thanks for The information!

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[RSPEK 178]

Ok thanks for The information!

Well I put my car in for its first service with 4,600 kms (australia) and the inner edge on both front tyres are feathering. I get a call and make the call to wheel align. The vehicle has ford performance suspension and magneride which means it has been lowered by about 20 mm. All factory fitted. After the wheel alignment I get a call from the service manager (good guy and mustang enthusiast himself) and they cannot get the wheel alignment in spec. Car has not been involved in any accidents or track work. The factory suggested fix is to file out the lower strut mount and fit camber type bolt. I’m not happy and consider the ‘fix’ to be a bit backyard and rough, bush mechanic type fix…I raise a service call and talk through. My options are go suggested fix or I can fit camber plates at my expense (after checking with local dealer will not impact warranty) and keep receipts to make a claim later for ford factory consideration. I have decided to go down the camber plates route and I’ll get my local ford dealer to fit and do wheel align as part of process. Bit painful as I have had to get a mate in the US to purchase camber plates and ship them to me as they are twice the price in Australia. When all fitted be interesting to see if my expense claim is honoured….?
cheers

 

[galaxy]

Can’t say I would have been unhappy with ~-1.6 camber. So you’re saying going from -1.6 to ~-1.0 camber made a difference you could feel? One would argue the first setting would handle better. Either way, a good feel to you is most important. Thanks for the info.

 

[Dana Pants]

Well I put my car in for its first service with 4,600 kms (australia) and the inner edge on both front tyres are feathering. I get a call and make the call to wheel align. The vehicle has ford performance suspension and magneride which means it has been lowered by about 20 mm. All factory fitted. After the wheel alignment I get a call from the service manager (good guy and mustang enthusiast himself) and they cannot get the wheel alignment in spec. Car has not been involved in any accidents or track work. The factory suggested fix is to file out the lower strut mount and fit camber type bolt. I’m not happy and consider the ‘fix’ to be a bit backyard and rough, bush mechanic type fix…I raise a service call and talk through. My options are go suggested fix or I can fit camber plates at my expense (after checking with local dealer will not impact warranty) and keep receipts to make a claim later for ford factory consideration. I have decided to go down the camber plates route and I’ll get my local ford dealer to fit and do wheel align as part of process. Bit painful as I have had to get a mate in the US to purchase camber plates and ship them to me as they are twice the price in Australia. When all fitted be interesting to see if my expense claim is honoured….?
cheers

Grinding the bolt holes into an oval is a fine fix. It’s literally the Ford approved procedure. If the issue is left-right imbalance, the subframe has some play in how it’s mounted and can be shifted.

 

[RSPEK 178]

Grinding the bolt holes into an oval is a fine fix. It’s literally the Ford approved procedure. If the issue is left-right imbalance, the subframe has some play in how it’s mounted and can be shifted.

I understand that it is one way to fix the problem but given the money I paid for this car filing out something that should have been right from factory does not sit right by me. Just my opinion.

 

[luc]

I understand that it is one way to fix the problem but given the money I paid for this car filing out something that should have been right from factory does not sit right by me. Just my opinion.

Lowering the car increase the negative camber and the ford specs for the lowering kit are not the same than the stock suspension and ride high
So it’s not surprising and nobody fault if the dealer can’t readjust the camber to what you had before installing the lowering kit... now if the dealer can’t adjust to the lowering kit specs, that’s a whole other issue

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