which acster/camber plates?
10-08-2008, 07:39 AM
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CAster plates, and other things
nope, not yet, was speaking conceptually, fortunately.
hmmm 1.6 degrees, versus . . .
like the pontiac ad says, . . . wider is better.
so, then,
maybe M&M has widened out a bit, as well.
how long you been on the J&M's
any pics? any 'home-made' marking gauges, like slayer was describing?
do you use the laser guided type, or the needle stuck IN the tread, type?
which brand, if the latter?
i would like to see, do what norm said.
i got a free account at photobucket.com
it is pretty easy.
there are many others to choose from, as well.
on a totally different note,
whenever i start a thread, i alwys click on to be instantly notified by email of any response,
and i always click on the lower of the two "submit response" buttons, from teh 'additional options windows.
but it never hapens . . .
any ideas???
so, then,
how long you been on the J&M's
any pics? any 'home-made' marking gauges, like slayer was describing?
Tip of interest - at the track yesterday I measured the tire temps using a probe. Front left was perfect across the tire. Front right was a 13 degree difference, hotter on the outside than inside. This tells me the track was hard of the right tire, lots of left hand turns. It also indicates I could use a little more camber on that side. But unfortunately they are maxed out.
which brand, if the latter?
i got a free account at photobucket.com
it is pretty easy.
there are many others to choose from, as well.
on a totally different note,
whenever i start a thread, i alwys click on to be instantly notified by email of any response,
and i always click on the lower of the two "submit response" buttons, from teh 'additional options windows.
but it never hapens . . .
any ideas???
10-08-2008, 09:26 AM
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Doc,
I have used the J&M camber plates for ~10000 miles now. A couple thousand of those are on race tracks. They are solid, do not "thunk" and have not slipped. I do not adjust them each time at the track, I just leave them at -2degrees all the time. I have not had any unusual tire wear, but then I also swap between three sets of tires, depending on what I am doing and thus do not have lots of miles on any one set.
The tire pyrometer I used was the probe kind you stick into the tread. It was borrowed from a friend and I don't know the brand.
I have used the J&M camber plates for ~10000 miles now. A couple thousand of those are on race tracks. They are solid, do not "thunk" and have not slipped. I do not adjust them each time at the track, I just leave them at -2degrees all the time. I have not had any unusual tire wear, but then I also swap between three sets of tires, depending on what I am doing and thus do not have lots of miles on any one set.
The tire pyrometer I used was the probe kind you stick into the tread. It was borrowed from a friend and I don't know the brand.
10-10-2008, 08:10 AM
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Doc,
Keep in mind that the 1.6 degrees is the range of travel, not the total negative camber. With adjustments at the spindle using my Steeda billet adjusters, and the MM plates, I can hit -4 degrees if I want. No need for it, though, so with the MM plates fully outboard I set street camber at -1.5. THEN, I have another 1.6 degrees of negative camber to play with.
The J&M plates look good, but for only a little extra money, caster adjustment, and MM's reputation I tipped to the MM plates.
Keep in mind that the 1.6 degrees is the range of travel, not the total negative camber. With adjustments at the spindle using my Steeda billet adjusters, and the MM plates, I can hit -4 degrees if I want. No need for it, though, so with the MM plates fully outboard I set street camber at -1.5. THEN, I have another 1.6 degrees of negative camber to play with.
The J&M plates look good, but for only a little extra money, caster adjustment, and MM's reputation I tipped to the MM plates.
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