Cutting the Strut Towers

[siliconcenturion]

nice, full rear coilover conversion

 

[seanc56]

That's a pretty sweet conversion in the rear. If somebody wanted camber plates like that up front I could definitely get something designed up that would give a ton of adjustment. Once you dont have to worry about the bulb things open up a lot

 

[VMRWheels]

Hmm interesting, I don't think I've seen that before. Very sweet!

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

op looks good man, when did u get ur coils dsm ?

Thanks :thumbsup:

The spherical bearings in the camber plates of the OP are absolutely tiny. I'd be very interested to hear how they hold up in the long or not-so-long run.

I have friends that have ran them on their 240s for years.
I know ofa few guys running them on their Formula D cars as well and they hold up just fine.

Only time will tell though.

Glad i could stir up some new ideas and inspirations as well.
The pics of the APR race cars are sweet as well :thumbsup:

 

[bostonaudi]

Thanks :thumbsup:


I have friends that have ran them on their 240s for years.
I know ofa few guys running them on their Formula D cars as well and they hold up just fine.

Only time will tell though.

Glad i could stir up some new ideas and inspirations as well.
The pics of the APR race cars are sweet as well :thumbsup:

Spherical bearings hold up well for track duty yes. For every day pounding on real streets, my experience has been no every time. The knocking and noise will start inevitably. Totally good mod for a track car, makes car feel like on rails.

 

[seanc56]

Spherical bearings hold up well for track duty yes. For every day pounding on real streets, my experience has been no every time. The knocking and noise will start inevitably. Totally good mod for a track car, makes car feel like on rails.

I wonder how much of this has to do with the bearing being woefully undersized leading to premature failure or the liner. Also sadly plenty of the camber plate options available look like they were thrown together with no actual knowledge of how the struts articulate and how to handle the springs effectively.

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

Fixed the pic links

 

[thygreyt]

much appreciated.

 

[the bruce]

:thanks:

 

[BlaineWasHere]

Do you think there would be any negative structural impact? I dig it.

 

[OVRWRKD]

Do you think there would be any negative structural impact? I dig it.

Nope, I just trimmed mine almost flat myself. If you look at the strut mount it actually doesn't contact that piece. They're main function is to keep junk out of the strut bearings.

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

Yeah theres no structural difference.
My car is much more rigid than stock with all of the bracing and sound deadener and other crap ive added anyways.