stevenchkim
Go Kart Champion
Ryan, I went and picked up the GC camber plates and the next question is how much camber are you running front/rear and why?
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Experience With Camber Plates?
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Ryan, I went and picked up the GC camber plates and the next question is how much camber are you running front/rear and why?
HYDE161
Go Kart Champion
My car is setup for straight line acceleration and high speed stability. Front camber is at -1 to account for the positive camber change upon acceleration and front end lift, the goal was to net a neutral camber for max grip.
mg_90
Newbie
Been running the IE plates paired to Bilstein B16 coils for 15 months and the bearing on the driver side already failed; which seems to be a common failure for IE´s plates.
For sure the car has seen lots of track but they were supposed to be designed to be able to cope with that, I am higly dissappointed.
If someone requires more info just ask :thumbsup:
For sure the car has seen lots of track but they were supposed to be designed to be able to cope with that, I am higly dissappointed.
If someone requires more info just ask :thumbsup:
clownish
just clowning around
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
seen them fail unfortunately
So, I was thinking about this earlier since I use the SuperPro ball joints on my car. I only autocross my CC, so heat isn't the same kind of problem for me as it is for you, but perhaps nylock nuts aren't needed. I know that the stock ball joints use pressed bolts and single use nuts. The SuperPro ball joints come with grade 12.9 bolts and nylock nuts (grade 10, I think). I think they went nylock because grade 12.9 is hard to keep locked, with 90% max torque being specified to ensure that the nut doesn't back off. Instead of going to 90%, the nylon does a good enough job at a temperature range that's fine for most people.
Since the SuperPro uses nuts and bolts, I think it might make more sense to source replacement bolts at the same grade as OEM. That way, OEM single use nuts can be used, heat isn't going to be a problem, and you'd still get camber adjustability.
Is there anything about this that sounds unsafe?
Roadrunner_GTI
Drag Racing Champion
Not sure if this was ever updated or not...but having just installed SuperPro ball joints last month, I can confirm that they are now supplied with Grade 10 nuts (not nylock). They recommend torquing them to factory spec, which is 44ft-lbs. By comparison, factory spec for TT adjustable ball joints is 55ft-lbs. I decided to split the difference and torque mine to 50ft-lbs. I have my first track event next week, so I can report back if they've moved at all.
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