AST damper mounting to hub.

[itsjamz]

After speaking to Josh about getting more camber. I'm After some pics as think mine are different to others. Ash? Tony? I need more camber and unsure if I can use camber bolts the way mine are. Pic of the hub mounting would great


cheers

 

[BIGASH]

I should be under my car tomorrow at some point so i'll try grab some pictures You got any of yours? Reminds me I need to call Josh

 

[MG cup]

You can use camber bolts on any car with twin pinch type coilovers, all they are is a smaller bolt with an adjustment cam (not needed) on them

 

[Tony Hunter]

If the top hole is slotted in any way, then camber bolts don't work. They will move, maybe not with road driving, but on a dry circuit with sticky tyres and pushing, they will defo move.

Same will happen if you remove the cam, as the hole is then too big for the bolt.

 

[p@blo]

Agree with Tony - seems dumb to use camber bolts. :clown:

Just mill/file out the strut casing as several people have done already.

 

[itsjamz]

Filling it out and twist the washer round more?

 

[itsjamz]

Twist the cam is what I meant by washer

 

[Tony Hunter]

I filed mine out, mainly so that I can adjust it, and still use the proper Renault bolts, they are nice and beefy and it's never moved, not once.

 

[p@blo]

Are these Sportline 2 or 1? On the Sportline 2 and at least the older version of the Sportline 1 the strut casing is/was just slotted.

If the top hole on yours are recessed for the screw in shim, they'd presumably need to be milled to extend the recess that the shim locates into for it to move inward/downward to match the arc of the bolt spacing as you pivot the hub position relative to the lower bolt hole in the strut casing. Without the shim you'd presumably be shy of material due to the recess it sits in?

 

[itsjamz]

That's why I asked for pics as I have a inset cam type washer to change hub spacing. I'd rather slot then with a round file and use the hefty original bolts with gripping washers

 

[p@blo]

Guessing your upper bolt hole is this type?

 

[itsjamz]

Kind of. Mine dont bolt in just have cam type washers.. They look much better quality than mine. Mine are sportline 2

 

[itsjamz]

Without looking I've just had a funny feeling mine are canned type washers at the bottom to change hub spacing. Normal at the top so means I could alot them or use camber bolts or both... Ill look tonight as doing geo

 

[p@blo]

Without looking I've just had a funny feeling mine are canned type washers at the bottom to change hub spacing. Normal at the top so means I could alot them or use camber bolts or both... Ill look tonight as doing geo

Like this?



The push in cam for the 54 versus 60 mil bolt spacing in the bottom mount hole.

Hell of a lot easier to just file out if they are.

Just be sure to file in the arc of the bolt travel as you pivot the hub. If you offer them up on the hub you should get a feel for where you need to take material off

 

[itsjamz]

Yes that's it... Washer at bottom for hub spacing.. Then top one I can file out using a scribe and compass to curve it slightly. Then mill it out