Adding Negative Camber

[stealthstylz]

I need to re-gain some lost negative camber on the front of my car. Is it safe to weld up the top hole of the strut-hub mounting and re-drill it a couple of mm further in.

Matt

[kee]

you may be able to get camber bolts which would mean drilling the holes out slightly.



if not, then i don't see why they wouldn't be ok for your idea, may be better to put some weld in adjusters in the track arms though, although i don't know what your suspension is like.

[cobblers]

I was going to do this but just weld some 3mm plate over the top of the existing strut top and redrill through that.

[Dez]

I'm theory, yes. in pactice, its nigh on impossible to do as the welded area will be twice as hard as the original steel so the bit will want to wander when drilling half/half through it so the hole wont be accurate.

one exception would be to look around and find someone to gas weld it for you rather then mig/arc. as gas weld is no harder than the parent material.

[dude]

dez - how about welding in a small panel with a hole in it already?

[stealthstylz]

Ah yeah forgot about drilling weld. What about slotting the hole then welding a piece of plate with a hole in over the top?

Matt

[Seth]

Can't you just wedge a bolt behind the hub carrier

[spunkymonkey]

The DS solution according to the Daf factory manual is to slot the holes to get the required camber then seam weld individual big washers in place to make them round again. Can't see why it would be a problem doing the same on other makes?

[Adam]

Matt, any chance of a photo of the strut setup?

[Dez]

yeah, slotting it then welding washers on is fine, providing they're big thick (id say min 3mm) ones

[Deleted]

What Dez sez.