Stooopid Camber Plate????

[galaxy]

So yeah, having a few beers and have a coulple dumb camber plate questions...

I know if I want to go full on, full throttle sex pistol, Vorshlag is the way to go. BUT...what if my main concern is dialing in a reasonable. ~1.7°, fire and forget camber, and never touch it again? And my tied for first place main concern is NVH? I'm guessing the factory post '19, Ford camber plates is the way to go, no??

And also rando question...considering how camber plates attach to the stock coil-over assembly, do the Ford, or any, camber plates inrease ride height? Seems like they would, even if only a very tiny mm amount?

Thanks guys.

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[Dana Pants]

Steeda is probably what you are looking for. I guess on paper the plates increase ride height something around 1/4 inch.

Edit: there is a factory procedure to adjust camber by slotting the strut cross bolts. Doing it would address many of your concerns.

 

[Kachow]

Ever since install, my Vorshlag are super noisy and I've noticed increase NVH. Not a fan. However, many DO NOT have the same issues I have so this is only my opinion. Maybe I am more sensitive to it? I have had 2 shops verify install is correct. Maybe my plates were just a bad batch? I am removing mine, going back to the stock OEM strut mounts with rubber seat - and using BMR camber bolts to get -2.5. I like to take my car out frequently and it's not a dedicated track car.

 

[larr12]

I've been running the J&M camber plates that @beefcake got me almost 2 years w/o any issue.

 

[beefcake]

I've been running the J&M camber plates that @beefcake got me almost 2 years w/o any issue.

ive ran the j&m on my last 3 shop cars and been very happy with them

 

[GTP]

J&M for me too. A few track days + DD.

J&M touts their bearing quality more than any other competitors. If the hype is true, then that is the real working part of the product and so it is the most important.

I get up to 2.8deg with them. Upon arriving at the track I jack up each front wheel in turn, change the camber to full negative, and then reverse the procedure before leaving for home, setting the strut to the center of the hole.

Note if you don't plan go go wider or softer than 275/285 PS4's up front, then there is no need more more negative camber. IOW no need to open the strut hole, or get camber bolts, or slot your struts.

 

[JAJ]

So yeah, having a few beers and have a coulple dumb camber plate questions...

I know if I want to go full on, full throttle sex pistol, Vorshlag is the way to go. BUT...what if my main concern is dialing in a reasonable. ~1.7°, fire and forget camber, and never touch it again? And my tied for first place main concern is NVH? I'm guessing the factory post '19, Ford camber plates is the way to go, no??

And also rando question...considering how camber plates attach to the stock coil-over assembly, do the Ford, or any, camber plates inrease ride height? Seems like they would, even if only a very tiny mm amount?

Thanks guys.

So, as an early adopter of the GT350 in 2016, here's what I can tell you about my camber plate experience. First, I went with the Vorshlag camber plates because they were "the best". Now, they're works of art and they don't make any NVH on their own - they're silent. However, they use steel bearings clamped in an aluminum frame. This provides a metal-to-metal-to-metal pathway for noise from tires and brakes and anything else down there at road level to get piped straight into the bodywork. While they don't add any new NVH, they do make the driving experience somewhat noisier. Any all-metal camber plate will do the same.

It didn't take long for the noise to get to me, whereupon I switched to Steeda camber plates. They re-use the GT350 upper spring perch, so you get adjustability coupled with OEM noise isolation. They brought the noise back down to straight-off-the-showroom-floor levels.

As for the report of changed ride height with Steeda plates, when I installed mine, I checked and didn't find a difference in ride height.

 

[Kachow]

So, as an early adopter of the GT350 in 2016, here's what I can tell you about my camber plate experience. First, I went with the Vorshlag camber plates because they were "the best". Now, they're works of art and they don't make any NVH on their own - they're silent. However, they use steel bearings clamped in an aluminum frame. This provides a metal-to-metal-to-metal pathway for noise from tires and brakes and anything else down there at road level to get piped straight into the bodywork. While they don't add any new NVH, they do make the driving experience somewhat noisier. Any all-metal camber plate will do the same.

It didn't take long for the noise to get to me, whereupon I switched to Steeda camber plates. They re-use the GT350 upper spring perch, so you get adjustability coupled with OEM noise isolation. They brought the noise back down to straight-off-the-showroom-floor levels.

As for the report of changed ride height with Steeda plates, when I installed mine, I checked and didn't find a difference in ride height.

My experience with the Vorshlag as well. Noise is getting to me. How much camber can you get up front with just bolts?

 

[galaxy]

@JAJ Perfect!

 

[JAJ]

My experience with the Vorshlag as well. Noise is getting to me. How much camber can you get up front with just bolts?

I'm not quite sure how to answer your question about "just bolts". I don't have bolts, I have the Steeda strut top mount plates that adjust the same way as Vorshlag, etc. You just loosen the retainer nuts, slide the top of the strut in or out and tighten it up again.

As for adjustability, I run -2.4 with mine and you can get more, perhaps up to 2.7 or 2.8. More than that, you're going to need to use camber bolts at the bottom of the strut (which I don't have) or do some cutting on the strut tower.

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