Ground Control adjustable camber plates

[Pdxguy]

I have the Ground Control adjustable camber plates. There is a 1cm space at the top of the strut that is not threaded so the nut that secures the strut cannot come into contact with the top plate of the GC parts (plate the arrow points to. Am I doing something wrong, (likely scenario), part missing, design...

 

 

Thanks,

Dennis

Ground control.HEIC

[uai]

just add a spacer similar to the original setup with standard strut bearings

Edited May 16, 2022 by uai

[TobyB]

Yup- even a chunk of water pipe will do just fine.  It's a problem 

with the original strut design needing the shank, and the GC plates

not wanting them.

 

t

 

[Pdxguy]

TobyB- Seen posts about the noise the GC plates make. Any way to minimize this? 

[Lorin]

Aren’t those supposed to go underneath the inner fender like the original strut mount ?

[Pdxguy]

2 hours ago, TobyB said:

Yup- even a chunk of water pipe will do just fine.  It's a problem 

with the original strut design needing the shank, and the GC plates

not wanting them.

 

t

 

TobyB- Seen posts about the noise the GC plates make. Any way to minimizethis? 

[steve k.]

The plates need to be installed under the fender so that they take the load and spread it on the top of the fender. As it is mounted now, you only have the bold heads that will support they load. 

 

and there is usually a spacer that sits on top where the insert is not threaded.

 

steve k.

[steve k.]

There will always be noise with camber plates as you are eliminating the rubber mount that absorbs most of noise and vibrations.

 

steve k.

[M3M3]

What Steve and Lorin said.  They are not installed correctly.  Should go UNDER the strut tower.

[Pdxguy]

5 hours ago, steve k. said:

The plates need to be installed under the fender so that they take the load and spread it on the top of the fender. As it is mounted now, you only have the bold heads that will support they load. 

 

and there is usually a spacer that sits on top where the insert is not threaded.

 

steve k.

Thanks for the help! Keep in mind your audience (that's me), has the mechanical intelligence of a six grader. Here is a picture from below. Doesn't the C shaped plate serve to attach the top plate, spreading the load over a wider area? Should the C shaped plate be on top with the attached bolts facing down. 

 

Thanks again

Dennis

[steve k.]

The c shaped plate is designed to keep the bolts in place. Early designs did not have the plate and it is hard to reach the bolds from the bottom. It is not load bearing. 

 

Steve K. 

[Lorin]

The stack from top to bottom should be inner fender, camber plate, C shaped plate. 
 

If it were a ham sandwich, the camber plate would be the ham. 

[Tommy]

18 minutes ago, Lorin said:

The stack from top to bottom should be inner fender, camber plate, C shaped plate. 
 

If it were a ham sandwich, the camber plate would be the ham. 

That should make it clear ?

[Cabbage Fumes]

The C shaped plate is what allows the camber plate to slide front to back for caster adjustment.

[Ian]

I've cut tout donuts from a sheet of rubber and used them as mini-spring pads to quiet coil overs that get used on the street.