Neg Camber On Rear Wheels

[Guest mustang]

Hi everyone. I have a 2b it seems to have a lot of negative camber on the rear wheels, is this correct?

[Guest ant.b]

hi

i think youll need the camber wedges, to level them out , as the rear wheels sit a lot lower than on the sierra, think big jim is the man to speak to , about where you can get them , some members were making there own, or post in the wanted section , sure someone will have a spare set?

ant

[Guest rizla]

im not gonna say it.......im not....

[Guest ant.b]

is it r.s ......... somthin or other ??

[swan]

rizla

whats up mate you going soft or what?

It's not bothered you in the past.

Are those other naughty boys on the group finally getting to you?

Not long now.

I had a weeks holiday last week and while away you announce the imminent arrival of your "Blue" baby.

 

ATB

 

swan

[Guest rizla]

oh ok if you insist swan,a company called rs jigtec in birmingham can make these spacers they cost £25 diy or they will fit them for you.....i feel much better now swan

[Big Jim]

There a few now making them, RS What'sname, (Rizzo's Dad) Tango has a few sets, and there are others.

BUT NOT ME!!!

[Guest mustang]

Thanks for the quick response guys, will search around for spacers

[Guest kevin]

I would like to make my own spacers. Are there any drawings or pictures available?

 

Kevin

[swan]

kevin

basically speaking the spacer is the same profile as the rear wheel hub casting.

 

It is approx. 6mm thick at the top and 3mm at the bottom.

 

some one will have the exact size

 

hth

 

swan

[Guest Phil Slater]

I used the Hub casting to make a cardboard template and then was lucky enough to find a bloke in a machine shop where I work who, for a "rabbit", (two jars of Nescafe ), used some sort of super computerised "nibbler" to cut out the profile and holes for the four bolts. I then had to file and belt sand the taper onto the spacers. What a slog that was trying to ensure the taper was uniform all across the spacer.

 

Personally I reckon £25 for a pair of spacers from RSjigtec is bloody bargain, particularly if you haven't got access to machine shop facilities, and you'll have to cut out and drill the profile by hand. In retrospect I don't think it's worth the effort -but, at that time, ready made spacers were not availalble, so I had no option. There have been plenty of other opportunities to get my hands dirty and feel at one with the build and my car - and no doubt there will be others - but for £25 - buy the buggers

 

In my humble opinion anyway

 

Phil Slater

[niduncan]

Hi Kevin,

 

I recently bought a set from RS Jigtec, they cost £25 + p/p + vat = £36.

 

They are 6mm at the top and 3mm at the bottom, made of steel so need painting to stop rusting.

 

They straighten the wheels up nicely on my Series III.

 

Nigel.

[Guest mikerj]

How do you address the issue of the face that the bolt heads clamp onto being at an angle to the bolt head? Suerly you would need angled washers under the bolt heads to ensure proper clamping?

[Big Jim]

the amount of angle is negligable, it doesn't give a problem, but if you're paranoid about it, some have ground washers at an angle to go under the head