Front Suspension - Rose Joint or re-do

[Huw]

Hi All

 

Quick question for those that know more about suspension than I do......(most people).

Have just discovered that when we modified my front suspension by inserting the K-MAC adjuster (drill eccentric hole and weld/install KMAC bolt, twist to adjust suspension)...we should have measured more carefully....appears that are a bee's .....off which has limited the possible adjustment (can only get -1 neg)

 

Anyway.....faced with a choice:

1) Remove - weld up - remeasure and redrill

 

Don't really like this idea much.

 

2) Rose-joint front suspension (go the whole hog)

 

3) live with it (but would be nice to have everything 'right')

 

The car is a daily driver.

 

Would like to know:

1) Opinion on what is best option

2) Suggestions about who to speak to re: rose-jointing (hear that Robco engineering is the place to go?).

3) alternatives?

[C.A.R.]

Just go speak to Rob at Robco Eng.

He'll sort you out

[Zedman240®]

If you want more camber on a street driven car, be prepared for more inside tyre wear.. Is there a need for more camber? Will you be doing sprints with semi's?

[620Z]

Good questions Dimitri. I am not sure you need much more than 1deg unless you are going to do track work. But if you are going to hang onto the car for a while then I would be rose jointing the front. Keep in mind it is not strictly legal (Roadworthy) but plenty of people like myself run rose joints on normal road going Zeds. I guess you have to decide what you want your car for and what you want to get out of it and how long you plan on keeping for. If the answer is 10 years plus. Rose joint it for sure.