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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: philc72 on March 21, 2012, 08:26:54 AM
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Does anyone know of a strut that helps the camber issues associated with lifting an 02 tracker i have jeffs spacers i have camber bolts but think thwyre kinda puny
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None are made that I know of. You can re-drill your existing struts to the proper alignment, and supporting with welded in washers....
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Doesn't the OME strut fit?
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Even the OME lift is only designed for 1.5" of lift using their coils and NO spacers. The OME strut can usually compensate for that much, anything over that , like when using a 2" spacer it puts the strut out of range without some form of correction, such as the the slotting, drilling and welding or otherwise modding the strut. Or a camber adjustment bolt. Correctly fit and properly torqued I've never had an issue with a camber bolt. The crappy locating washers on the other hand, broken a few before I started following the mfg's recommended torque, which seemed light at only 80 ft lbs, but never broke another. The bolts can work.
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FYI, 2 of us were running camber bolts at last years usa 500 race and had zero issues. I was worried about the size as well, but I think that if they can survive that punishment, wheeling and street driving should be no problem.
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I ran a RSX on the track for several years(road course), and we used camber bolts all the time. On the track we never ever had one come loose or fail, but on every single street DD application I have used them on they have failed by stretching or sheared eventually. I have even witnessed a total seperation of the strut-knuckle when a idiot used two camber bolts per side. Sure they may last a short while of abuse seen in a race, but that enviroment does not create the same conditions seen on a DD, especially up north. Every camber bolt I have seen has only a oxide coating which acts as a sponge for condensation and road salts even when slathered with anti-sieze.
When a camber bolt is used, all of the stress is required to be carried by the remaining pinch bolt, as the camber bolt acts merely as a cam/spacer, I now only slot the struts and use full size bolts or a factory camber bolt(yes Mary, the factory made a camber bolt)
Here is a picture of a stock Honda pinch bolt, a Honda camber pinch and a Suzuki sidekick camber pinch bolt. Notice the reduced dia of the camber adjusting pinch bolt shanks. I sourced that pinch bolt from my Sidekick which was 100% original when I bought it.
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/talonxracer/pinchbolts.jpg)
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Mainly what i am trying to say, is IF you use a camber bolt, do not forget about it, check it out every now and then and try to keep it corrosion free with liberal use of oil/antisieze routinely.
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OK, I will say that we only used 1 bolt per side. That may have made a difference. I would agree that you should check them often as Suzuki's tend to shake bolts loose anyway.
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Once again, NEVER had any issues with my camber bolts. I do liberally coat them with nickle anti seize, as I do with almost all hardward that does not require locktite. I think the key is torquing them properly, and not exceeding the limit that streaches them too far.