Camber Adjustment

[Golf-Sam]

Hi guys .. been looking at some Mk3s at the Vortex .. been really interested in doing a negative camber on the rear .. how would you suggest i go about it ? anyone knows about any possible drawbacks ?

[ffoff]

You need camber plates or shims. They bolt between the rear beam and the hub to change camber. I'm pretty sure there a few guys on here that could make you some, for a price ofcourse.

Possible drawbacks are quicker, uneven tyre wear, and possibly even more po po attraction. But it all depends how far you go

[Ben J]

Not recommending it becuase you'll probably die and kill millions of innocent random people ect ect, but you can just put a washer or 2 in there and get a bit of camber. Imma be doing it soon. Just put one on the lower bolt between the beam and the hub which is closest to the front of the car, dont put one on both of the lower bolts or you'll get lots of toe in. Just putting it on the front one fixes the toe a bit.

[Golf-Sam]

You need camber plates or shims. They bolt between the rear beam and the hub to change camber. I'm pretty sure there a few guys on here that could make you some, for a price ofcourse.

Possible drawbacks are quicker, uneven tyre wear, and possibly even more po po attraction. But it all depends how far you go

any ideas about the price ??

[Golf-Sam]

Not recommending it becuase you'll probably die and kill millions of innocent random people ect ect, but you can just put a washer or 2 in there and get a bit of camber. Imma be doing it soon. Just put one on the lower bolt between the beam and the hub which is closest to the front of the car, dont put one on both of the lower bolts or you'll get lots of toe in. Just putting it on the front one fixes the toe a bit.

I just wanna have a little bit of camber nothing ridiculously aggressive .. hoping to improve the handling in corners .. my car kicks out the tail sometimes .. i'd like to run -1 camber ..
can you post pics of where you want to have the washers ? im a bit confused about where you are saying we can have the washers go ..

[Ben J]

I can find pictures when I get home from work. Chances are you already have more then -1 camber in the rear, mines about 1.5 without any shims or anything, although I think lowering it may have a bit of an effect.
Honestly I can't see any real danger in running a washer in there and that'll only set you back like 50 cents if you don't have them lying around..

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[schoona]

Regal Autosport in the UK

[ffoff]

any ideas about the price ??

No idea mate, You'd have to contact someone willing to do it for you.

[Ben J]

was gonna give a detailed desciption, then found this while looking for photos... enjoy

Camber - The cheap way.

[rayray086]

I bought camber/toe adjuster shims for the rear beam from Regal Autosport. Basically take it to a wheel aligner and check the original specs, and if it needs toe and camber adjustment, you cut out certain parts of the shim (they're made of strong plastic) to provide the accurate adjustment. Maximum negative camber that you can dial out isn't much, I think it's +/- 1.5 degrees. Bad thing is they're one-use only - once you cut out the sections, you're stuck with those specs. I bought 4 keeping in mind I might have to readjust. I should be selling them now, but haven't put it in my parts for sale thread.

I also have a pair of Banchwerks' cambered drop plates. They give an extra 2" drop without suffering from any lost suspension travel, and they dial out the rear camber by an extra -2.5 degrees. But like sortofbigbj mentioned, it's meant to be a "for offroad use only" type of mod, though that doesn't stop the Yanks from dropping the bejeezus out of their Mk3s. From what I see of their product, it's made from a strong billet that's about 10mm thick. Very solid contruction, and they use high tensile bolts. They basically fit in between the beam and the stub axle, but it raises the stub axle so it gives the effect of lowering the car. I'm sure insurance companies won't be very happy to see them on the car if you get into an accident.

They should be for sale too, though I reckon I have someone else interested in them already. Check out Banchwerks.com, they have a checkout page. Very easy to buy and have it sent down here.

[Golf-Sam]

sortofbigbj , thanks for that link mate .. im really interested in doing this ..

Ray , i'll let you know mate .. cheers

schoona cheers for the link .. looking into it ..