sloting the upper controler arm

[my240likenoother]

ok have brough this up a little wile ago and i know that there are  a few of you that have done it
well i pulled the rear suspention apart tonight and took off the upper controler arm (the arm that the strut goes through) only from one side gave it a pull to see if it pulles out and i dont move

well what im asking for is an explanation on how this fixes the rear camber prob.
i have no clue and i have takled to a couple of frinds that r macinces and they have no clue eather

thanks
Ian____-

[DSC]

I have no clue how to do it but didn't someone say that it was just a temp fix and you couldn't drive hard (like auto-x) using it?  Can't you just get a rear camber kit?

[my240likenoother]

i dont know if there is a kit for the 240 but i dont drive  auto-x i just dont want the new wheels to wear as fast as the old ones even the stocks have the inner wear
but the front i have never seen inner wear

[319]

Whiteline makes rear camber kit. kit #KCA347.  1 kit is good for .75 degrees in camber reduction.  Fits s13/s14.

[DSC]

Hey, my240, I was just lookin around and saw that the guy on 240sx.org has an e-mail address at the bottom of his website maybe he would be willing to give you an explaination...

[my240likenoother]

ya i have looked at that page thats where i got the idea
but i took off the controler arm last night and tryed to pull on the back of the  hub and it wont move so i dont see how it will corect the camber


come on i know that there r a couple of you that have done it

help!!!!!!!!

(Edited by my240likenoother at 7:27 pm on Jan. 31, 2002)

[Kid Zelda]

It lets you pull the wheel out more, so there's less - camber

[Da808aZnRaVr]

well my cusco rear upper arms jus came in so i can fix my rear camber...jus waitin for my tanabe suspension to come in so i can finally drop my car...once everything comes in and i get it put on ill let u know whats up...

[my240likenoother]

i see that it says that you have to slot the arm that the strut goes through but there is that other arm that holds the hub in place thats why i dont get how that it going to fix it :confused:
i know some1 knows dont be shy
West do you know nething about it???

[allmotorKA]

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i see that it says that you have to slot the arm that the strut goes through but there is that other arm that holds the hub in place thats why i dont get how that it going to fix it :confused:
i know some1 knows dont be shy
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Don't worry about the other arm because the hub will still pivot and adjust camber by slotting only the upper arm. &nbsp;Its also not very easy pivot the hub by hand if the springs are not compressed. &nbsp;Once you compress the spring, you can move the hub by hand and see that a slotted upper arm does help camber. However, I slotted mine and a few years later I noticed one of the slotted holes cracked...so I bought the Cusco upper arms.

[my240likenoother]

ok i have the suspention totaly riped out at this moment
and i cant pull the hub by hand
well its been a coulpe of days now and to get off the topic sence it been a few days if you people say that it will work than i guess that it will and if it doesnt

i well come and kill you &nbsp;LOL

[my240likenoother]

Camber Correction
Okay. So, 1995 - 240SX's or s14's don't have a front suspension that corrects for camber. Fine, no big deal. But, where can you go for a camber kit. What are the names out there? How much do they cost? I've got some new tires and I would like to keep them for more than a year, so any help would be much appreciated.

Re.1

Kay, the camber correction crap I read and hear about all the time is funny. Why do you increase front camber.... to make the car handle better. One trade-off is increased inside tire wear. Why lower your car ? to make it handle better ? yes... why increase front camber, to make it handle better ? yes.....

My personal opinion is that it's a Honda thing where rear camber is more prevalant when guys slam their Hondas 3 inches... so of course they screw up tires real fast.

My question is,
1: is your car lowered ?
2: how much ?
3. what do you want the camber kit for ?

Where to go.... well you can try Ground Control(http://www.ground-control.com)or to be exactly on the 240 page, http://spider.innercite.com/~gc/gcnisscat.htm

Of all things, I'd be more concerned about rear tire wear from excess camber, but even then... there's a trade-off between wear and grip.

don

Re. 2

Hey, I just had my camber kit put in and the alignment done by the wheel warehouse in anaheim, CA. Only $40.00 and they do all kinds of alignments on lowered vehicles. Anyway, the front kit works great, but there is no rear kit for the s14. They also didn't warranty the alignment. They wrote on the invoice that I had to be responsible for keeping the bolts re-tightened every month or so to keep this aligned.

alvin
[email protected]

Re. 3

The camber problem is actually quite easy to fix on 89-93 240's. Up front, if you buy a set of Monroe Sensa-trac struts, you will be able to adjust the angle pretty far. I got a set of Eibach Sportsline (about 2&quot; drop) and cut an additional coil and a half from it and the camber is still @ 0 degrees.

for the rear, I run Tokicos and cut about 2 - 3 coils. If you remove the whell from the rear, you will see the trailing arm suspension. the two connecting arms are on top held in by two bolts fore and aft of the strut. Remove the nut of thearm furthest towards the front of the car and pull out the bolt. This should disconnect that arm from the assembly (but still attached to the chassis). The hole where the bolt goes through need to be slotted out into an oval intead of the current circle (of course towards the outside). Do not slot out too much and make it prone to breaking! Use a 3/4&quot; routing bit. As you put the arm back before tightening the screw, use a flathead screwdriver to pull the assembly towards you as much as possible, simultaneously tightening the bolt. This should correct the rear camber. Though not exactly accurate, you can judge by just looking/trial and error. You can also try to explain to an allignment shop and let them allign it for you. Remember, the rear toe angle will be off after this process (toe-out), so go and have a shop adjust it for you. Hope this helps!

Michael Tom
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Re 4

I found a company that has a camber correction kit for the front. The company is Ingalls and their website is www.ingallseng.com

The kit for the front basically looks like a nut and a bolt and it only costs about $25. It will adjust the front 1 degree positive or negative. They also have instructions on how to adjust the rear camber without any kit.

Dale
Email: [email protected]

HOW TO CORRECT FRONT CAMBER ON A 89' 240SX
(FOR MORE NEGATIVE CAMBER)

CUSCO OF JAPAN HAS A CAMBER CORRECTION PLATE FOR THE (180SX) IT ALLOWS UP TO -4 DEG CAMBER UP FRONT. IT ADJUSTS WITH 4 ALLEN BOLTS SO YOU CAN ADJUST AT THE TRACK, NO PROBLEM. VERY NICE DESIGN AND IS FINISHED WELL.

ADAM HUTCHINSON
Email: [email protected]




see this is what i mean look at Re. 3 he say to slot the arm the is closets to the front of the car and slot that on
and they dont say nething about the arm that the strut goes through


(Edited by my240likenoother at 2:51 pm on Feb. 3, 2002)

[my240likenoother]

sorry about the long post just look at re# 3