Suspension Ebay Camber plates
Ebay Camber plates
I put a set of Ebay camber plates on my car this weekend and couldn't find any threads about them so figured I'd start one. That was kind of surprising since the auction I purchased from has sold 25 sets so far.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-F...ht_1086wt_1272
These are an exact replica of the SPC camber plates at half the cost($160 vs $320). The only issue I ran into is the complete lack of any instructions or markings on the parts. I was able to use the SPC instructions for the majority of the install. The biggest problem is the SPC parts are marked for alignment purposes these are not. After a few minutes of staring, thinking and comparing I was able to figure it out. The larger strut plates are pretty obvious when held up to the car. The little plates for the top strut mount are not. Besides that issue I can't find any other obvious faults with them. They do use longer strut plate studs the factory units. That will make reinforcement plate and strut bar installs a little easier.
As far as camber adjustment these look to max out at ~1.5 degrees with out cutting the strut tower openings. I did some crude measurements using a framing square.
As with the SPC plates adjustment of Koni shocks is pretty difficult as delivered. There is a center slot that provides some access to the shock. The Koni tool will not work at all. I'm having my local machine shop make a tool that will fit and allow adjustment, Picture of new part below. I did drill the upper five hole washers center hole for a little more clearance too.
Long term reliability will be the biggest issue with these. If you have any experience now or down the road please post up here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-F...ht_1086wt_1272
These are an exact replica of the SPC camber plates at half the cost($160 vs $320). The only issue I ran into is the complete lack of any instructions or markings on the parts. I was able to use the SPC instructions for the majority of the install. The biggest problem is the SPC parts are marked for alignment purposes these are not. After a few minutes of staring, thinking and comparing I was able to figure it out. The larger strut plates are pretty obvious when held up to the car. The little plates for the top strut mount are not. Besides that issue I can't find any other obvious faults with them. They do use longer strut plate studs the factory units. That will make reinforcement plate and strut bar installs a little easier.
As far as camber adjustment these look to max out at ~1.5 degrees with out cutting the strut tower openings. I did some crude measurements using a framing square.
As with the SPC plates adjustment of Koni shocks is pretty difficult as delivered. There is a center slot that provides some access to the shock. The Koni tool will not work at all. I'm having my local machine shop make a tool that will fit and allow adjustment, Picture of new part below. I did drill the upper five hole washers center hole for a little more clearance too.
Long term reliability will be the biggest issue with these. If you have any experience now or down the road please post up here.
Last edited by banzairx7; Jun 25, 2012 at 06:08 AM.
I only drove my car for about a week so far with them. Broke my collar bone on the 29th mountain biking and haven't been able to drive since. In that short period no issues at all.
I did get the shock adjustment tool from the machine shop-
I did get the shock adjustment tool from the machine shop-
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