Mekanik Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I'm working on a 2009 Mustang. The guy had me install Ford racing springs that lowered the vehicle a little bit. Now his camber is around -2.0 (He had a buddy put it on an align machine). In the workshop manual, it says to adjust camber, remove the lover strut bolt where it is mounted to the steering knuckle and grind the lower bolt holes in the strut and install an eccentric bolt. Does anyone here know the ford part number for this bolt? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Just messing around this morning I came across these. I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but they say it has up to 1.8 of adjustability. http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005-caster-camber-plates.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Thanks but this guy dosen't want to go that route. He is really really really picky and he thinks those look ugly. Thanks anyway Larry. Have a nice Thanksgiving. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Bedford Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 We use Specialty Products for many applications with success. Even though it is not a vehicle listed on this page, plugging in the vehicle on the site brings this up as applicable. http://www.spcalignment.com/PROD_DIR/SPC_PROD_SEARCH_DYN.cfm?cmd=Cam&cmd2=81260&cmd3= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I am with Larry on this one, I would go with the adjustable caster/camber plates as well..as 'UGLY' as they are LOL /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif I imagine it would be pretty time consuming to grind that out enough to correct the caster as required. Just my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Add me to the list... the eccentric bolts have limited utility (usually something like 1/2 to maybe as much as 1 degree of adjustment range). Most of the time it isn't so much about what a customer wants as what a customer needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 And besides, the strut bearings are under the hood with all the rest of the mechanical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 I would really only get .5 - 1.0 deegree? This guy has a friend that aligns all of his race cars. I might just let him deal with this. The funny thing is that they were Ford racing springs that I installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Much is going to depend on the design of the bolt.... either way, adjustability will be limited. Looking at the WSM, the bolt appears to be similar to many other eccentric bolts.... Bolts that offer (usually) 1/2 degree adjustment either side of a preordained "center". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks Jim. I told him to have his "buddy" align it or we could install the strut mounted adjuster. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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