suspension components - Camber arms DIY

[reeman237]

can anyone help me... wanting to find a company that can supply aluminium tie rod sleeves and the ends. want to make up some camber arms for my w124. don't know anywhere in the uk that does the bits. can get them from the states easily but 60quid shipping for 40quids worth of bits doesnt sit well with me.
thanks in advance chaps

[Tom Majeure]

I've had custom suspension parts made from drawings by my local machine shop. C.K.S. Precision in Nuneaton is a great place and their CNC operator is a wizz! Give them a call if you're after something a bit special machining up.

[retrowrongun]

Have a look at McGill motorsports for your rosé joints and fitments
And any local steel supplier should see you good for the hollow bar

www.mcgillmotorsport.com/

[Deleted]

I can help you here! I went through Exactly the same scenario as you are attempting! With the only adjustable camber arms being available in the states I wanted to get a set (or sets) made in the U.K. Considering we were once at the forefront of this type of small engineering expertise in this country it proved to be very time consuming and frustrating!
However, I did manage to find a company willing to machine up the parts required out of aircraft grade aluminium and stainless steel (even had the RH/LH thread stainless lock nuts made), with reverse thread on one end of the adjuster so adjustment is carried out with both ends bolted up to the car (unlike a lot of U.S. ones where you have to keep unbolting the arm from one end to make adjustments!) Also they are designed to take replaceable standard Merc bushes as rose-joints wear too quickly on a road car and transmit a lot of harshness. Obviously the standard bushes can be upgraded to polyurethane if required.
To cut a long story short, I have a pair sitting here, all finished and ready to go on a car (W124, W201, w202, W208 W210 etc.)

[Rich]

Not overly useful to the thread but what a lovely piece of engineering, in a looks-OE kind of way. Well played!

[sparkyt]

Good work that man

We need more people to get involved like this ,finding and listing small firms that can do work like this is getting harder ..

[sparkyt]

Sorry to add but why put race use only ?

[Deleted]

Feb 18, 2014 21:54:08 GMT sparkyt said:

Sorry to add but why put race use only ?

It was only put on there upon legal advice.
They are so much stronger than the original pressed steel arms, you could lift the car by them!

[welshpug]

Public liability etc.

[reeman237]

lovely bit of engineering! thanks for all your help Imperial i may well be intouch when I'm back from worthersee!

[benjy_b]

Bumping this...

I've just changed my dialy driver to a W202 C250TD and wanted rear camber adjustment.

How much were these made for?

I've found some on eBay from Poland but they end up at £112 delivered.

[benjy_b]

@imperial