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post Jul 27 2022, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jul 24 2022, 06:09 PM) *

Another quick task: replacing the license plate screws with security Torx. Maybe a bit paranoid--and OCD--but why not?


If ever you visit the city of Pueblo, this is a "must" upgrade.....


Even in my "happy" town somebody once tried to peel the renewal sticker off my wife's plate.
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post Jul 27 2022, 07:54 PM
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Here's my new camber gauge, without the phone. I was too lazy to find a mirror once I had the phone attached with a couple of rubber bands.

I checked the camber on the car again, and got the same numbers as yesterday, within 0.1°.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:29 PM
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And here's the gauge with the phone attached.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:35 PM
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Time to get into some suspension adjustments, front and rear. Since all my camber numbers, about -1.1° in the front and -1.2° in the rear, are higher than my target (about -0.75° all around), I need to reduce the negative camber.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:39 PM
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But...the front right strut top is already as far to the outside as possible. To reduce the camber by about 0.4° I need to get the strut top further out. I will also raise the ride height a bit.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:41 PM
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I dropped the strut top to make work space.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:42 PM
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Strut stashed inside the fender.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:46 PM
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I first filed a bit less than 1/8" from the outside of the square holes. Then I expanded the flange for the central opening as much as I could without getting in deep.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:47 PM
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And then some touch-up painting.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:50 PM
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But then the strut mount made contact with the inside of the fender tower. I bit of work using my hydraulic press and a hammer and I narrowed the outer edge by almost 1/8". Along with rising the ride height a bit, I hope to get the camber down to my target.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:53 PM
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Meanwhile to keep the rear in sync with ride height changes, I pulled both shocks.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:55 PM
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I changed the strut spring perch one notch higher, to the 3rd from the bottom. That's about 1/2" ride height increase.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:56 PM
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One side benefit: now the springs are barely in compression with the assembly back together.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:57 PM
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Another side benefit: I got to use my new large metric wrenches.


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post Jul 28 2022, 07:59 PM
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Then I installed the two remaining shims I have, 2mm and 3mm. Since the camber was more negative on the right, I put the thicker shim on that side.


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post Jul 29 2022, 06:07 PM
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Wow Bob, good luck, you are venturing into my "no mans zone" . Hope I don't have this issue......seems like every new portion is a bit scary for me.....
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post Jul 30 2022, 04:46 PM
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No sheet...I'd definitely call that "no mans" land.
I would never have the wherewithal to attempt aligning any of my cars.
Way above my paygrade.
Great work there Bob.
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post Jul 30 2022, 07:47 PM
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No sheet...I'd definitely call that "no mans" land.
I would never have the wherewithal to attempt aligning any of my cars.
Way above my paygrade.
Great work there Bob.


We'll see. Back when I did the race car thing, I did my own suspension set up, from corner weighting to alignments and tuning. Once I got my SCCA/PCA 914 car running well, the most seconds of improvements in lap times came from tweaking spring rates, shock settings, anti-roll bars, and alignment specs.

And on that car, my quest was always for more negative camber, especially in there rear. I might have modified the rear trailing arm outer mounts by moving the pivot holes up--but that could be just a rumor.
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post Aug 2 2022, 09:42 PM
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Back on the job. Before finishing the alignment, I installed my new speedometer angle drive. The new one (on the right) is by VDO, and has number markings, compared to the no-name unit on the left. Most important, the new drive spins correctly.


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post Aug 2 2022, 09:43 PM
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I was hoping the cable would screw on correctly, but it still tends to cross-thread.


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