Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber Plates

J

Jwint86062

New Member

Jan 22, 2008

27

0

1

29 Palms, CA

May 10, 2010

#1

• May 10, 2010

• #1

I just bought a set of these and put them on today. I played around with the spacers on the top of the strut shaft and ended up setting them for stock hieght. Two fat spacers and a skinny one on bottom and one skinny one on top. (for hood clearance) my car has eibach stage two lowering springs. I dont remember how much lower it sits with the springs but I wanted to know if it was just my imagination that it feels like it sits higher in the front or if I should reconfigure the spacers because my car is actually lowered with the springs?

 

nosmatt

Founding Member

Oct 13, 2000

1,356

0

37

Bass Lake, Ca

May 11, 2010

#2

• May 11, 2010

• #2

Camber plates will not alter the ride height on these cars, not 1mm.

The spring rides on the LCA and the K memberm there is no way for struts to affect the height, it is your imagination.

You want as much wheel travel as possible, without the strut contacting the hood. I cannot tell you what your spacer stack will need to be, you have to check it.
You can put some silly putty, or playdough on the top of the strut, and close the hood (carefull!). Try and keep it at 1/4" or more clearance. You don't want an outee dent on your hood

 

MustangLX-5.0

Founding Member

Dec 2, 2000

856

7

38

Lehigh Acres Fla.

May 11, 2010

#3

• May 11, 2010

• #3

Instead of the 3 spacers on top and 1 on bottom for lowered cars, I got away with 1 large & 1 small on top and same on bottom. I use the hood insulation as a marker. If it starts poking too much of a dent, I move a spacer. Where I got it set at now is decent. Just make sure you get an alignment done with a set of specs for camber given to them. Otherwise they will set it at stock settings. After lowering, everything rode awfully until I got the CC plates. Turns out the the stock bushings were forcing way too much negative caster. And yeah, set your caster to as much positive as possible. It will ride a lot smoother and wil track straighter without all the floating at highway speeds.

 

J

Jwint86062

New Member

Jan 22, 2008

27

0

1

29 Palms, CA

May 11, 2010

#4

• May 11, 2010

• #4

I left the spacers for stock height settings. brought it in for an alignment today and i forgot to get a print out of the specs. the car rides fine and it tracks straight. It does feel higher in the front though. my knees used to sit over my front bumper and now they hit it. i dont know why this would be but o well. thanks for the help

 

nosmatt

Founding Member

Oct 13, 2000

1,356

0

37

Bass Lake, Ca

May 12, 2010

#5

• May 12, 2010

• #5

Jwint86062 said:

my knees used to sit over my front bumper and now they hit it.

Click to expand...

What does that mean?

 

HISSIN50

"How long does it take to get help in here?

15 Year Member

Nov 29, 1999

31,179

34

129

May 12, 2010

#6

• May 12, 2010

• #6

When you checked ride height, had the car been driven (allowing the suspension to settle after having been jacked up)?

 

J

Jwint86062

New Member

Jan 22, 2008

27

0

1

29 Palms, CA

May 12, 2010

#7

• May 12, 2010

• #7

Yeah its been a couple days and ive been driving the car. I used to scrape pulling in and out of my driveway too and it dosent scrape anymore.

 

J

Jwint86062

New Member

Jan 22, 2008

27

0

1

29 Palms, CA

May 12, 2010

#8

• May 12, 2010

• #8

What i meant with my knees hitting the bumper, i meant that before the top of the front bumper used to hit the bottom of my knees when i would be working under the hood. now the front of the front bumper hits the middle of my knees.