Ingalls front camber kit
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Ingalls front camber kit
The product comes with two bolts. While the oem camber bolts are two per side. Do I just replace the top or bottom bolt ? or do I have to order another unit ?
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You can install 2 but there really is no point. Think about it. Camber is adjusted by changing the angle of the suspension. The bottom bolt should stay stable while you change the angle of the top bolt. The bottom bolt is there for added bracing of the mount to the brake hub.
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You can install 2 but there really is no point. Think about it. Camber is adjusted by changing the angle of the suspension. The bottom bolt should stay stable while you change the angle of the top bolt. The bottom bolt is there for added bracing of the mount to the brake hub.
You can install 2 but there really is no point. Think about it. Camber is adjusted by changing the angle of the suspension. The bottom bolt should stay stable while you change the angle of the top bolt. The bottom bolt is there for added bracing of the mount to the brake hub.
Oh well, no big deal, it really doesn't serve a purpose anyway, lol.
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It is just more practical to put it on the top one and that is what the instructions say. I really don't think it matters what hole you put it in, but think about your geometry. Look at the picture I posted. If you change the alignment by using the top bolt the pivot point is at the bottom. If you change the bottom bolt, the pivot point is in the middle. The top of the brake hub where the bolt attaches to will slide in and out, thus following a similar parallel path as the strut. If you change the bottom bolt, that parallel path is shifted.
It really isn't that big of a deal to use either bolt, the same conclusion can be reached, but it is ideal to use the top bolt to get the most effectiveness out of the camber kit and your suspension.
It is just more practical to put it on the top one and that is what the instructions say. I really don't think it matters what hole you put it in, but think about your geometry. Look at the picture I posted. If you change the alignment by using the top bolt the pivot point is at the bottom. If you change the bottom bolt, the pivot point is in the middle. The top of the brake hub where the bolt attaches to will slide in and out, thus following a similar parallel path as the strut. If you change the bottom bolt, that parallel path is shifted.
It really isn't that big of a deal to use either bolt, the same conclusion can be reached, but it is ideal to use the top bolt to get the most effectiveness out of the camber kit and your suspension.
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SON OF A ***** !!!
Thanks man. Guess what I'll be doin' when I get my whip back...
But first the body shop has to GIVE it back...damn SUV's wreckin' the *** end of my vic 
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Rep Power: 412 that sucks....should be an easy swap if you have the old bolt. Take the bottom bolt out, put the stock in, and swap the top.
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Rep Power: 0 Just to clarify, if a shop did replace both the bottom and top bolts. Are they swapable ? (ie replace the bottom bolt with the stock bolt and then take the bolt that was taken out from the bottom and replace the top bolt.)
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