What Caster Plates are these?

[Lifted94XLT]

i bought these tonight used from a guy and I'm not sure what brand they are. Can anyone identify them for me. I needa find the installation instructions. Any help would be welcome. Thanks!

--Ryan

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

I don't know, but with those grade 5 bolts, I'd throw them right in the trash and buy a quality set.

 

[Lifted94XLT]

So basically, they're a crap set of eBay plates? thats no good.... I would just switch out the bolts, but they're welded in.

 

[thethirdeye88]

that looks home made...

 

[Lifted94XLT]

Maybe I should post a pic of the top side, just realized its the bottom side in the pic> Lol

 

[Lifted94XLT]

Here we go.....

 

[thethirdeye88]

i wouldnt use those...id say somebody made those in a shop, and are not a resputable manufacturer...im still saying somebody made those in a shop and are not from a resputable manufacturer...its a good job on the piece, i just wouldnt use those...how much did you pay for them?...

 

[Lifted94XLT]

$75.... what makes you think they were homemade? (just tryin to learn)

 

[Beasty306GT]

get some maximum motorsports casters those look like junk

 

[stang&2Birds]

$75.... what makes you think they were homemade? (just tryin to learn)

Live and learn. :-(
Hopefully, with the help of the forums, you won't be often mega screwed over, like many of us "older dudes" were, before there was the 'net.

Many things say that those POS plates were made by someone that doesn't have a clue about Mechanical Engineering!
o The mounting of screws into that oblong bearing plate is purely moronic!
o Screwing into the oblong plate? WTF?
o Not even allowing for the screws to fully go through the oblong plate (see the plate underneath blocking the screw). WTF??
o It looks like cr*p.


Also, if you didn't get the spacers needed to use CC plates, then you got very screwed. Sorry. But, at least it's only $75, and you didn't install those POS plates. Many people get very screwed by putting on unsafe and mega POS pure cr*p that companies sell!

Unless you have a degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME), it can be hard to recognize the pure cr*p that companies, and people, sell. IMHO, concentrate on your professional field - that's what pays your way through life. Learn ME concepts as you have time. And, if in doubt, the forums might help. However, be aware, I see the forums now being only ~50% correct in many answers.

1990-1993 Mustang Caster Camber Plates [MMCC9093] : Maximum Motorsports, the Latemodel Mustang Performance Suspension Leader!



Instructions:
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/content/install/pdf/front_susp/MMCC9093r6.pdf

 

[stang&2Birds]

BTW, in a few days, I'll have my web page back up with my MM CC plate install.

My now former web host - Topclasshost.com | POS Web Hosting Company sucks ***! They've had ?4?major failures resulting in data loss over the past ~6 years. What a cr*p record! I'm giving up on these POS low-end good-for-nothing web hosts.

 

[MustangLX-5.0]

I will agree. I hate to say it but those plates look like crap. The metal quality looks ok, typical anodized coating. But the design looks poor. You don't have to be an engineer to be able to tell that those plates won't work too well at all. I would say ... some on the side cheap ass company selling knockoff products through ebay. The person you bought them from probably got jipped (spelling) and found they were crap, then wanted to make some $$$ back and re-sold them for as much as he could.

The MM CC plates are excellent quality and build, I just bought and installed a set myself not too long ago. Very easy to install IMO. You just need an impact wrench (electric is fine) so you can remove and re-install the upper strut rod nuts.

 

[mkk50]

I have a set of steeda cc plates that look identical to them, just a little more beat up. If they are steeda's, i would suggest not using them, as i managed to bend the main plate with a mostly stock suspension, only lowered with C springs. I have MM cc plates now, and they are waaaaaay better.

I will see if i can post some pictures of my steeda plates tonight.

 

[srtthis]

looks like a knock off of the UPR steel plates.... coating looks like a gold zinc plating.

 

[SScott]

What is wrong with you people? Homemade??? Junk??? First of all they are QA1 or Steeda plates, both are the same. They may not be MM plates but homemade junk they are not. There are a ton of people running those same plates without issues.

I haven't had any issues out of mine, well at least yet... =)

 

[giddyup306]

I don't know, but with those grade 5 bolts, I'd throw them right in the trash and buy a quality set.

Maximum Motorsports must be junk then too because they use grade 5 bolts.

 

[Lifted94XLT]

Thanks for the info guys, and I did get the spacers with them..... I got them from a guy that parts out mustangs, I've bought a bunch of parts from him and he's an honest guy, so I doubt he was tryin to pull one over on me, just didn't know. I really want the MM ones, but everyone knows how the economy is and I'm hurtin BAD, but my car is VERY close to being done after two years of building (bleed brakes and CC plates) and i just don't have the money to buy the MM's.

I was looking through MM&FF today and noticed that the UPR plates look VERY similar to the ones I have...... so I've got half of you sayin they're crap and the other half sayin they're ok. I'm lost now. lol.

 

[giddyup306]

Thanks for the info guys, and I did get the spacers with them..... I got them from a guy that parts out mustangs, I've bought a bunch of parts from him and he's an honest guy, so I doubt he was tryin to pull one over on me, just didn't know. I really want the MM ones, but everyone knows how the economy is and I'm hurtin BAD, but my car is VERY close to being done after two years of building (bleed brakes and CC plates) and i just don't have the money to buy the MM's.

I was looking through MM&FF today and noticed that the UPR plates look VERY similar to the ones I have...... so I've got half of you sayin they're crap and the other half sayin they're ok. I'm lost now. lol.

I went with MM after doing tons of research. However, I've never heard of any CC causing a catastrophic failure. If you ask this same question 6 months from now you might get completely different results.

When I was at the shop I snapped this pic for reference...

I didn't want to go cheap at all because when I'm done I should be damn close to the 8s.

 

[Lifted94XLT]

Maybe i'll just run these until I can afford some better ones then.... i REALLY want the MM ones and will get them eventually..... but I've got a Week to get this car done for Power Tour.....