Camber Plate explanation

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Ok, so this is something I know nothing about and could use some explanation on.

I picked up a set of YellowSpeed coilovers which have camber plates on the front. Obviously they are used to adjust camber but I have some questions.

When I install these, do I want the plates set to 0 camber then have my alignment zeroed in as well then allowing me to set camber myself?

What other purpose do they serve?

 

[Preferio]

Set it anywhere within the +.57 to -1.0, then get it aligned. So, setting to 0 would be sufficient. They are used to compensate for ride height adjustments. If you were to have the vehicle at stock ride height, then lower it, the camber measurement would change. This is also used to change it to a preferred setting for, say, an autocross set up, if you wanted more negative camber.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Ok, so get it to the height I want then set it to 0 and get it aligned?

 

[Preferio]

Yeah, that's what I'd do. Then whoever aligns it will adjust the camber as necessary. I'd make sure to tell them that the camber needs to be adjusted and that it already has the necessary components to do so, otherwise they'll probably just "set the toe and go" as it's often referred to in the industry.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

and they would adjust the camber using the stock adjustment point, not the camber plates right?

 

[Preferio]

and they would adjust the camber using the stock adjustment point, not the camber plates right?

There is no factory adjustment short of loosening the strut mount bolts and moving it, but that only allows for a very small area of adjustment. We're talking like 1/4 of a degree if that. So, the camber plates are actually easier and will, realistically, be the only way to adjust camber.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

There is no factory adjustment short of loosening the strut mount bolts and moving it, but that only allows for a very small area of adjustment. We're talking like 1/4 of a degree if that. So, the camber plates are actually easier and will, realistically, be the only way to adjust camber.

The stock strut mounts are eccentric. They can be rotated to adjust caster and camber. (Note the white reference dot on the top.)

 

[Preferio]

The stock strut mounts are eccentric. They can be rotated to adjust caster and camber. (Note the white reference dot on the top.)

There is no factory adjustment short of loosening the strut mount bolts and moving it, but that only allows for a very small area of adjustment. We're talking like 1/4 of a degree if that. So, the camber plates are actually easier and will, realistically, be the only way to adjust camber.

Yeah.... That only allows a very, very small window of adjustment... But more importantly, it's irrelevant because he now has coilovers.