Ke 20 Suspension Query

[abel00]

hey guys. just a question. i am going to redrill my crossmember on my ke20 to offset my lca for more camber. firstly, whose done it and how did it go? secondly will the tie rods have enough adjustment to compensate for the added length? and any thing else i should be aware of?

cheers

[Jono.C]

That is THE dodgiest thing i've heard. That sounds as if it'd put a lot of unneccesary stress on the lca brackets.

 

Do it properly and get camber tops

[abel00]

That is THE dodgiest thing i've heard. That sounds as if it'd put a lot of unneccesary stress on the lca brackets.

 

Do it properly and get camber tops

cheers mate

[Mick E]

hey jono c it can if done right 10 mm adds 1 deg neg camber ask coln 72 camber tops are useless,ifyou have normal

springs and not coil overs.tie rods should be ok with 2 deg neg camber. hope this helps

cheers mick E

[Jono.C]

How are camber tops useless? A mate had otomoto diy strut tops on his ke55, with stock struts and could crank nearly -2deg

 

And really as it's a road car would you want to have something snap and crash and quite possibly kill someone?

 

Do it once, Do it right.

[parrot]

Agree with both of you.

 

Problem in a KE20 however, is the minimal amount of room within the strut tower which means you can barely move the strut inwards before it hits the body.

 

Camber tops really require a coilover setup, and if you go to that trouble, may as well swap over to AE86 struts.

[abel00]

ok, i probably should have clarified. the 20 is just my daily cruiser. stock, apart from very low n some painted up stockies. i just wanted the camber for looks. now i say that knowing fully that many of you will post saying how stupid that is but it is a tough look and I'm not going for performance, as I'm building another car. thanks for the comments tho

cheers

[Jono.C]

What length are ke20 lca's? like 330mm or something arent they? you could get some cressida lower control arms mx62 is 355mm i think, so around 2 degrees camber

[abel00]

What length are ke20 lca's? like 330mm or something arent they? you could get some cressida lower control arms mx62 is 355mm i think, so around 2 degrees camber

interesting. do u kno if they bolt str8 up?

[Jono.C]

i'd imagine as they're longer your steering that connects to the lca would have to be lengthened, you might have enough adjustment in them to compensate though

[Evan G]

Agree with both of you.

 

Problem in a KE20 however, is the minimal amount of room within the strut tower which means you can barely move the strut inwards before it hits the body.

 

Camber tops really require a coilover setup, and if you go to that trouble, may as well swap over to AE86 struts.

 

 

same problem with the T3 camber tops, paid $300 for them. went to fit them and the spring hit the strut tower with 1mm of movement. got a refund and went and got my struts bent! :yes:

[parrot]

I also agree with you that adding camber for looks is stupid.

 

That, in combination with bump steer induced by your making the front "very low" will likely end up with you wrapped around a power pole

[RedKE30]

same problem with the T3 camber tops, paid $300 for them. went to fit them and the spring hit the strut tower with 1mm of movement. got a refund and went and got my struts bent! :yes:

 

Bending struts? That's as bad as what the OP wants to do.

[coln72]

OK, I have done this in the past, but it was a competition only car. The LCA's can be moved out by 25mm if you are prepared to go up a bit as well. This will change your front roll centre. Whether this is benificial to you, or you care, I don't know.

 

Now, I felt this was benificial in my circumstances. Did not notice any bump steer or anything else ugly. Still had plenty of meat in the crossmember and if it was gonna tear out, I would of got it to do so :rolls: In my case, it handled a lot better, with much reduced understeer (was running a locker) and much more comfortable to drive.

 

For a pic of what I did click here

[abel00]

OK, I have done this in the past, but it was a competition only car. The LCA's can be moved out by 25mm if you are prepared to go up a bit as well. This will change your front roll centre. Whether this is benificial to you, or you care, I don't know.

 

Now, I felt this was benificial in my circumstances. Did not notice any bump steer or anything else ugly. Still had plenty of meat in the crossmember and if it was gonna tear out, I would of got it to do so :rolls: In my case, it handled a lot better, with much reduced understeer (was running a locker) and much more comfortable to drive.

 

For a pic of what I did click here

thanks for the response mate. good to see an informative response. ill give it a go now.

cheers