front subframe modification

[stumc]

anyone ever fitted eccentric washers/shims into the front subframe? like these:

basiclly involves opening up the mounting holes for the lower wishbones and fitting these in the holes to effectively relocate the holes further out, thus pushing the lower arm and in turn ball joint further out, which will increase track and camber.

iirc the bolts are m12? so opening the holes up to 20mm for example, then fitting the appropriate shims offsetting the 12mm bolt hole to the edge of the new 20mm hole would give you an extra 4mm at the balljoint.

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Just buy wider wishbones... job done.

 

[stumc]

didnt realise there was such a thing?! frp ones or something?!

 

[Ginger Tom]

You can buy ones that you can adjust

 

[stumc]

you mean like rose jointed tubular ones?

 

[stumc]

Did you play about with strut tops or anything as well? What difference in camber did you see? Feel much different on the road?

 

[stumc]

ah right, alot more work than i was thinking to be honest.

i actually remember seeing the pictures of this in your build thread.

 

[Royd]

I personally wouldn't play with the front suspension as it handles nice