SPC camber bolts

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by venturaII

And it also sounds like I'm not the only one whose experience with them in the bottom hole has been poor.

That's what she said.

[finch1750]

I installed the SPC 81305 14mm bolt in the lower hole along with the OEM crash bolt in the upper hole and got -2.6 max up front (lowered on RCE Yellows).

You rarely get the advertised range but you should get at least a degree out of it. Sounds like user error imo.

[drewbot]

Originally Posted by D_Thissen

Haha yeah I had that issue too. 'Nope we cant do that', the OEM specs are so broad also. A friend of mine works at an Acura dealership and gave me a half decent alignment. Not perfect (need LCA in the rear), but better than it was before lol

What's your after RCE rear at for camber? I still need to book an alignment with Can Alignment but wondering if I even need LCAs if I'm close to 1.75-2.

[D_Thissen]

Originally Posted by drewbot

What's your after RCE rear at for camber? I still need to book an alignment with Can Alignment but wondering if I even need LCAs if I'm close to 1.75-2.

I can't remember off the top of my head and I misplaced my alignment sheet while I was moving. I want to say it was close to 1.7

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by drewbot

What's your after RCE rear at for camber? I still need to book an alignment with Can Alignment but wondering if I even need LCAs if I'm close to 1.75-2.

I was -1.6 and -2.4 L/R. If you are even you shouldn't need correction in the rear with the small drop

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by drewbot

What's your after RCE rear at for camber? I still need to book an alignment with Can Alignment but wondering if I even need LCAs if I'm close to 1.75-2.

Mine was -2.0 on both sides after just the springs and alignment; no camber bits.

[DarkSunrise]

I got -1.4L / -1.5R using just whiteline bolts on stock suspension.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by venturaII

Well I wasn't under the car with him, but he's not some dopey UTI dropout, and has been doing alignments at this place for close to 10 years that I know of (and likely more), so I'm going to take a wild guess and assume he knows how eccentric bolts operate. And it also sounds like I'm not the only one whose experience with them in the bottom hole has been poor.

You said you watched him turn the bolt and didn't see any real change in camber, if you could see that much you should also have seen him rotate the washer as well.

From first hand experience, the range from full positive to full negative is very noticeable to the naked eye if you're rotating the washer. If you're not, the adjustment range is very small.

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by wparsons

You said you watched him turn the bolt and didn't see any real change in camber, if you could see that much you should also have seen him rotate the washer as well.

From first hand experience, the range from full positive to full negative is very noticeable to the naked eye if you're rotating the washer. If you're not, the adjustment range is very small.

If you have first hand experience, then you'll also know that room under an alignment rack is tight, and not exactly suited to having company. From where I was, I could see he was rotating the bolt around; I did not have a clear view of the washer itself. I suppose it's possible he wasn't orienting it correctly. But that also doesn't explain away similar experiences of others with the bolt in the bottom, and success with it at the top.