Thread: Adjustable Rear Camber Arms
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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 11:27 PM
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Default Re: Adjustable Rear Camber Arms
Originally Posted by jimmier
Talked to a highly respected alignment guy the other day about adjusting rear camber on SRT6. He said what he did on an SRT8 for a customer was elongate the hole in the bracket that holds the camber arm to the frame so that he could adjust to the correct camber and then tighten down with some serrated washers so that the arm could not move in the elongated hole. Keeps the original camber arm on the vehicle. Avoids contact with other suspension members. Said it worked and never had to readjust. Comments from you guys in the know?
I'd be awfully leary about elongating holes and serated washers. May work OK for SRT8 which may have a beefier bracket then the SRT6. The DIY setup is based on kits already made by mfgs (MB Arts, Megan Racing, TopSpeed, etc.) who charge 3X the cost of parts used to make theirs. I have an agreement to provide the DIY kits with a local Firestone mech. for install on several MB models and so far he's installed maybe 2 dozen with no problems reported. Besides, your alignment guy will probably charge you around $200 to cut the holes longer plus his cost for parts and aligning, when you can DIY for under $90. You can even align the back tires yourself.
If you don't want to do any permanent damage to the brackets, they do also make a camber alignment bushing kit that is pressed into one end of the OEM camber. but after the cost for the kit plus labor, you're still looking at over $200.

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