_CJ

Does anyone have instructions for the Ford Performance camber bolt kit? I bought the bolts, but there are no instructions included, and none on-line that I can find. Ford's website says they're "not available".

Just looking at how they're supposed to work, it seems like I'd have to grind off the one side of the strut that's raised, and make the hole oblong? Seems kind of sketchy, and I don't want to go grinding on my brand new Steeda struts without knowing exactly how this is supposed to work.

Yes, camber plates would be better, but I'm walking a fine edge of class rules, and plates will move me into a more highly modified class.



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proeagles

You shouldn't have to do any grinding. The shank of the bolt is offset so that when you rotate the head it will move the strut in relation to the spindle.

_CJ

The Ford bolts don't use an offset shank, they have an eccentric washer that pushes against the tab on the strut (photo below). My understanding is that the aftermarket bolts with the offset shank are prone to failure, which is why I went with the Ford bolts.

I did end up finding some instructions on-line last night, and they say to grind out the bolt hole making it more of a slot so the knuckle can rotate out as the eccentric pushes against the tab. I looked at it on the old strut I removed, and it seems like it would work fine, allowing for about .200 of an inch movement. The outer flange on the Steeda struts is a little different, so that'll probably have to be clearanced.

The car is all back together with the factory bolts in place, and I have a ton of other things on my plate right now, so it'll probably be months before I get back to installing the camber bolts, but I'll try to post a follow up when I do finally install them.

proeagles

Good deal.