Does anyone have a pic of their adjustable camber brackets on the rear of the car (in situ). Just trying to get my head around how they locate!
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:45 pm ] |
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Does anyone have a pic of their adjustable camber brackets on the rear of the car (in situ). Just trying to get my head around how they locate!
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:56 pm ] |
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Looks like this is what I'm up against. 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:02 pm ] |
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The threaded rod sticks out the back, ie @ 3 o'clock. |
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| Author: | graham in aus [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:05 pm ] |
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From Experience, these may not be a straight 'bolt on' (is anything with a mini!  )
Be prepared to do some filing of the holes and bracket and washers etc etc, sometimes it's cause you car is a bit..... er..... bent! Are the ones you got just Camber adjustable, or toe in too? hole in bracket a slot or a big square hole? Serrated chamfers around hole? Enjoy!!  
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| Author: | graham in aus [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:07 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: The threaded rod sticks out the back, ie @ 3 o'clock.
Wha? on camber brackets? not the bottom, @ 6 O'clock? G'Day Kev!  
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:11 pm ] |
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Looking at that pic I would have thought 6pm. |
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:11 pm ] |
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Graham they are the full adjustable ones. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:13 pm ] |
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graham in aus wrote: drmini in aust wrote: The threaded rod sticks out the back, ie @ 3 o'clock. Wha? on camber brackets? not the bottom, @ 6 O'clock? G'Day Kev! 
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| Author: | sgc [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:14 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: The threaded rod sticks out the back, ie @ 3 o'clock.
That's not the way mine fit.. mine are as the pic above. The strakes on the plate with the threaded rod mate with those on the bracket itself, which are vertical. This adjusts the camber. [edit] I went downstairs just before to take a photo of mine, but they're plastered in mud from when I .. err .. bogged it last weekend
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:16 pm ] |
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From what I can tell and what I've read adjustment is as follows.... Camber - sliding the adjustable bit up and down in the grooves Toe in/out - Moving the adjustable bit forward in the serrations = toe in. Each serration adjusts track by 0.040". |
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| Author: | sgc [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:17 pm ] |
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Cooper_Matrikon wrote: From what I can tell and what I've read adjustment is as follows....
Camber - sliding the adjustable bit up and down in the grooves Toe in/out - Moving the adjustable bit forward in the serrations = toe in. Each serration adjusts track by 0.040". This is correct, at least for the MiniSpares items I have on my car
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:20 pm ] |
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Shocking shot from my Blackberry, but looks like this is the way they should go. Yep, they are Minispares too. 
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| Author: | klunker [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:20 pm ] |
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i recently fitted the minispares set. had to file 2 of the holes out on each bracket as they didnt quite line up. the pic you posted looks all good. just be careful when removing the old bracket as the bolts can snap quite easily, i found out the hard way the water just gets in there and just sits, especially in the bottom ones.
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| Author: | Cooper_Matrikon [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:25 pm ] |
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Quote: Each serration adjusts track by 0.040".
Is there a rough guide as to what this equates to in degrees. I know I'm going to have to 'take it to the man' but should I be aiming at moving "x" serrations forward to achieve "y" degreess toe in. Obviously the major variable there is 43 years of the suspension components being bashed about! |
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| Author: | sgc [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:30 pm ] |
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Cooper_Matrikon wrote: looks like this is the way they should go. Yep, they are Minispares too.
Yes, that's correct. As for the initial settings and adjustment, you're just going to have to bolt them up, measure the toe yourself (more or less) and then (optionally) get it done professionally. Mine was so far out of square on one side it took all the bracket's range to get toe-in. Barney's probably squarer though, having been in Doc's custody
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