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Took it to my Ford dealer the other day. They elongated the holes in the strut plates, installed adjustable cam bolts and realigned it to factory GT specs. Since my car will only see normal street use i am more interested in even tire wear than the little extra cornering ability. There's also some room for additional adjustment as the springs tend to settle with time.

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Doesn't SPP offer a strut camber adjuster for lowered cars?

 

Not sure. The thing they thought was odd is that Ford makes the adjustable cam bolts but you still have to elongate the holes in the strut plates. You would think on Ford Racing parts the plates would be made to except the bolts unless i'm missing something here.

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Not sure. The thing they thought was odd is that Ford makes the adjustable cam bolts but you still have to elongate the holes in the strut plates. You would think on Ford Racing parts the plates would be made to except the bolts unless i'm missing something here.

 

That does sound strange. :shrug:

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That does sound strange. :shrug:

 

The install instructions for the FRPP struts say "If camber adjustment is desired, then slotting the strut at the lower mounting plate is an acceptable method".

 

So the instructions leave it as an option and is not required. The negative camber is part of the handling feature.

 

I called the FRPP warranty number and they confimed the above is the policy. They also said rotate the tires every 3000 miles to help with wear. Since my sgt is not a daily driver, this will work for me.

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Mywickedshelby, Michael, had the Eibach camber bolts installed at Evolution without slotting the holes and it brought his car right into spec. If I remember correctly, one side was good without the bolt the other was off and corrected with the installation of the bolt. But they did install both bolts. Go figure.

 

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The install instructions for the FRPP struts say "If camber adjustment is desired, then slotting the strut at the lower mounting plate is an acceptable method".

 

So the instructions leave it as an option and is not required. The negative camber is part of the handling feature.

 

I called the FRPP warranty number and they confimed the above is the policy. They also said rotate the tires every 3000 miles to help with wear. Since my sgt is not a daily driver, this will work for me.

 

blueshawk thats the way my dealer did it, with the lower strut plate. My car is not a daily driver either but i still wanted even tire wear, since i won't be pushing the car to it's limit thru turns on the street.

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Took it to my Ford dealer the other day. They elongated the holes in the strut plates, installed adjustable cam bolts and realigned it to factory GT specs. Since my car will only see normal street use i am more interested in even tire wear than the little extra cornering ability. There's also some room for additional adjustment as the springs tend to settle with time.

 

 

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