Rear camber shims
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Rear camber shims
So has / or anybody using these ? If so could you give me abit more of an insight to if there any good..
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Re: Rear camber shims
Your rear beam is a fixed thing, the mounting surfaces for the stub axils should have been machined parrell to each other and perpendicular to the mounting holes. Hw can this go wrong?!?
Or are you trying to ad camber to give a different look and screw you tires at the same time?!?
..sorry don't quite understand the question obviously, what is your prob/are you trying to achieve?
Jay.
Or are you trying to ad camber to give a different look and screw you tires at the same time?!?
..sorry don't quite understand the question obviously, what is your prob/are you trying to achieve?
Jay.
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Re: Rear camber shims
Seen these rear camber shims on ebay, intrested to know the score tbh
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eibach-Rear-Cambe ... 4150cdf99f
Or are they a waste of time ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eibach-Rear-Cambe ... 4150cdf99f
Or are they a waste of time ?
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Re: Rear camber shims
I'd have thought that, unless it's for the look... the camber would need to be adjusted on the front rather than rear (in answer to Jay's query) however, I know one of my mini's had negative camber on both axles due to the fact the guy used it for hill sprints (why I don't know, a pig on weed woulda been faster!!) The negative camber allowed him to corner faster, and sure enough it cornered like a demon almost like it was on rails. Straight line though, it wandered around like a bimbling hippo.
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Re: Rear camber shims
Having a rummage around and came across this which may explain some of your questions.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=88044.0
Hope this helps.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=88044.0
Hope this helps.
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Re: Rear camber shims
When i had a place in Preston do the full camber/tracking thing they added some shims to the rear as the camber wasn't as it should be.
i can only assume that as the car is pretty old wear and tear create a difference from standard and as the rear is not adjustable they do it with shims?
i can only assume that as the car is pretty old wear and tear create a difference from standard and as the rear is not adjustable they do it with shims?
Danny
Re: Rear camber shims
From what I have read those shim things work pretty well buddy.. simple things really, you can also achieve the same result with 2 washers put on bottom rear hub bolts - not saying its safe method of going about it, but it does the same job. A friend did this and ran the car with no problems for about 2yrs.
Are you adding the negative camber for more arch clearance or for looks? As said above it'll cause the inner edge of your tyre to wear out faster.
Are you adding the negative camber for more arch clearance or for looks? As said above it'll cause the inner edge of your tyre to wear out faster.
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Re: Rear camber shims
Ahright i see.
Not really interested in do it myself, more of an insight of "whats it all about then"
Not really interested in do it myself, more of an insight of "whats it all about then"
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Re: Rear camber shims
usually to compensate for the axle not being bolted on perfectly straight, or correct slight bending of suspension components. you'd be surprised how far out some cars are.Jay4424 wrote:Your rear beam is a fixed thing, the mounting surfaces for the stub axils should have been machined parrell to each other and perpendicular to the mounting holes. Hw can this go wrong?!?
claire had her black rocco done (camber and tracking) with shims by protyre. apparently made a huge difference to the handling, but i never got to drive it so can't confirm
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Re: Rear camber shims
monzajake Have a look on here, I think the back wheels may just have a wee bit of camber on them.
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