How to setup cam bolts?

BahnStormer · July 8, 2018, 08:25

Can I check how to setup Eibach easy-cam bolts?

https://eibach.com/us/i-6266-pro-alignment-camber-bolt-kit.html

I took mine in for an alignment check straight after installing the coilovers and I've been told that I've set mine up incorrectly in several ways: the adjustment washer is on the wrong side (should apparently be on the bolt side, NOT the nut), which does make sense, the main bit that I wanted to check on is the bolts: Apparently the cam adjustment bolts should be in the TOP, not bottom?

The camber is apparently almost exactly on stock setup, so perfectly drivable, but I just want to get it sorted before if gets too much corrosion on that and it all becomes 10x more difficult!

BahnStormer · July 9, 2018, 10:41

Is this better suited in the maintenance, problems and trouble-shooting part of the forum?

wotugonado · July 9, 2018, 12:15

@BahnStormer

It's official you've had a mare

Power flex instructions below

BahnStormer · July 9, 2018, 15:43

Oh balls... Yep figured as much

Thanks though @ wotugonado

wotugonado · July 9, 2018, 22:31

No problem.......

james_ly · July 10, 2018, 10:15

Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

jvanzyl · July 10, 2018, 10:25

Not on the rears.

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BahnStormer · July 10, 2018, 10:39

Quote from: james_ly on July 10, 2018, 10:15
Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

nope - not for the rears: Camber adjustment is only via the bolts... the fronts have camber adjustment on the topmounts though.

One other thing I noticed: the OEM torque settings are 173Nm... but it looks like the Powerflex ones max out at 122Nm and everything I can find relating to the Eibach ones indicated 80Nm-120Nm, so either way, I think my camber bolts are seriously over-torqued

Do you think I'm okay to leave them for another 3 weeks (a few hundred miles)?!? I know the camber is OEM spec now, so I was only going to swap them back the day before I'm due to go back to WIM (28 July).

str160 · July 10, 2018, 14:26

Quote from: BahnStormer on July 10, 2018, 10:39
Quote from: james_ly on July 10, 2018, 10:15
Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

nope - not for the rears: Camber adjustment is only via the bolts... the fronts have camber adjustment on the topmounts though.

One other thing I noticed: the OEM torque settings are 173Nm... but it looks like the Powerflex ones max out at 122Nm and everything I can find relating to the Eibach ones indicated 80Nm-120Nm, so either way, I think my camber bolts are seriously over-torqued

Do you think I'm okay to leave them for another 3 weeks (a few hundred miles)?!? I know the camber is OEM spec now, so I was only going to swap them back the day before I'm due to go back to WIM (28 July).

Really? How? I had mine apart at the weekend and didn't see anything there that would indicate adjustment.

Call the midlife! · July 10, 2018, 14:29

Quote from: str160 on July 10, 2018, 14:26
Quote from: BahnStormer on July 10, 2018, 10:39
Quote from: james_ly on July 10, 2018, 10:15
Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

nope - not for the rears: Camber adjustment is only via the bolts... the fronts have camber adjustment on the topmounts though.

One other thing I noticed: the OEM torque settings are 173Nm... but it looks like the Powerflex ones max out at 122Nm and everything I can find relating to the Eibach ones indicated 80Nm-120Nm, so either way, I think my camber bolts are seriously over-torqued

Do you think I'm okay to leave them for another 3 weeks (a few hundred miles)?!? I know the camber is OEM spec now, so I was only going to swap them back the day before I'm due to go back to WIM (28 July).

Really? How? I had mine apart at the weekend and didn't see anything there that would indicate adjustment.

Possibly talking about coilovers which often have adjustable top mounts.

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str160 · July 10, 2018, 14:31

Quote from: Call the midlife! on July 10, 2018, 14:29
Quote from: str160 on July 10, 2018, 14:26
Quote from: BahnStormer on July 10, 2018, 10:39
Quote from: james_ly on July 10, 2018, 10:15
Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

nope - not for the rears: Camber adjustment is only via the bolts... the fronts have camber adjustment on the topmounts though.

One other thing I noticed: the OEM torque settings are 173Nm... but it looks like the Powerflex ones max out at 122Nm and everything I can find relating to the Eibach ones indicated 80Nm-120Nm, so either way, I think my camber bolts are seriously over-torqued

Do you think I'm okay to leave them for another 3 weeks (a few hundred miles)?!? I know the camber is OEM spec now, so I was only going to swap them back the day before I'm due to go back to WIM (28 July).

Really? How? I had mine apart at the weekend and didn't see anything there that would indicate adjustment.
Possibly talking about coilovers which often have adjustable top mounts.

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Ah, missed that.

BahnStormer · July 10, 2018, 14:37

Quote from: str160 on July 10, 2018, 14:26
Quote from: BahnStormer on July 10, 2018, 10:39
Quote from: james_ly on July 10, 2018, 10:15
Is camber adjustable on the top mounts as well?

nope - not for the rears: Camber adjustment is only via the bolts... the fronts have camber adjustment on the topmounts though.

One other thing I noticed: the OEM torque settings are 173Nm... but it looks like the Powerflex ones max out at 122Nm and everything I can find relating to the Eibach ones indicated 80Nm-120Nm, so either way, I think my camber bolts are seriously over-torqued

Do you think I'm okay to leave them for another 3 weeks (a few hundred miles)?!? I know the camber is OEM spec now, so I was only going to swap them back the day before I'm due to go back to WIM (28 July).

Really? How? I had mine apart at the weekend and didn't see anything there that would indicate adjustment.

The photo at the top is of a rear BC Racing Coilover with new droplinks and incorrectly installed Eibach EZ Cam adjustment bolts.

Regarding fronts: they are the same BC Racing coilovers - this photo is a Google-images search for something that just looks a bit like mine - so this isn't an MR2 - the topmount plate is a slightly different shape, but the centre adjustments look exactly like this...

BahnStormer · July 10, 2018, 14:41

Quote from: Call the midlife! on July 10, 2018, 14:29
Quote from: str160 on July 10, 2018, 14:26

Really? How? I had mine apart at the weekend and didn't see anything there that would indicate adjustment.
Possibly talking about coilovers which often have adjustable top mounts.

Yep this is all about coilovers....

Quote from: BahnStormer on July 8, 2018, 08:25
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I took mine in for an alignment check straight after installing the coilovers and I've been told that I've set mine up incorrectly in several ways: the adjustment washer is on the wrong side (should apparently be on the bolt side, NOT the nut), which does make sense, the main bit that I wanted to check on is the bolts: Apparently the cam adjustment bolts should be in the TOP, not bottom?
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