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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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Anyone have the Dinan Camber plates?

Camber plates are probably my next suspension mod and I haven't heard much about the Dinan ones. Just wondering if anyone had any experience with them.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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These are not adjustable - they just move the strut mounting points inward if I remember correctly.

Hope that helps!
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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so will they correct say.... a one inch drop. looking im looking to lower my car too but am tired of camber issues. i owned a honda and even with camber adjustments it at up tire. the diana are a good price, and im just looking for correction and not on the fly adjustment for the track.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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camber

I'm looking for a camber plate system also. Wonder about the real usability of adjustable plates in the way that one can adjust at the track and then return to street settings. I had kmac on my e30 bmw which worked ok if adjusted at the alignment shop, but really wasn't good if I tried to adjust myself, even using alignment marks I added. So I ended up using the camber plates more like a fixed system with a compromised setting which really wasn't good for the track or street (kinda like an all season tire really isn't great in the winter or in the summer). I would love a adjustable indexed system that didn't require a trip to the alignment shop each time adjusted....
Good luck in your search.... Irealand Engineering has a fixed system I believe...
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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All of the adjustable systems will still require you to also adjust the toe as a change in camber changes the toe. This would be difficult to do at the track.

Two pluses with adjustable systems are the ability to ensure the camber is the same side to side and you can have a summer setting and a winter setting, both adjusted by your alignment shop. When I had mine aligned, the right side was different by 2 notches (on the camber plates) from the left side. This is with -2 deg camber on both sides. The alignment only cost me $49 and I plan on setting the camber at -1 deg as soon as the track season is over for the year.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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I had them on my 318 and they gave .5 deg of neg. camber while raising the front height about half an inch.
 
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