singlespeed
Well-known member
After lowering the car a few weeks back, I had the allignment checked which showed a difference between left/right front camber angles, with -1deg 40min left and -0deg 38min right (with 1deg being 60minutes). In the wet, the Dini has never realy inspired full confidence and around right handers whilst left handers had seemed fine and dropping it has increased the feeling variation as dry grip has always been good around a right hander... Hardly surprising with the nearly a degree difference side to side.
Heres a 14mm excentric bolt, (as in the maximum diameter is across the cam is 14mm).
With the bolt turned, the cam is now opposite the tab on the inside of the washer, so it becomes 17mm wide.
With the camber bolt loosely instaled and the lower original bolt slackened to allow the upright to move, ready to adjust.
Here, the tab on the washer is on the outer side of the suspension strut. Rotating the bolt clockwise will move the cam away from the tab, which will push the top of the hub carrier inwards, increasing the -ve camber.
Over 573mm, 1 degree is approx 10mm.
So, taking a spirit level, tape measure, 10mm drill bit and a suitable vertical door frame, I measured off 573mm from the floor.
With the drill bit positioned at the 573mm mark, I rested the spirit level against the bottom of the frame and the drill bit, so the spirit level is now resting at 1deg from vertical.
Setting the adjustable bubble to dead center means it is now set to 1deg and the spirit level can now be used across the wheel for a rough setting.
I have now set both fronts close to -1deg . which will be close enough untill I get the allignment checked again next week
Heres a 14mm excentric bolt, (as in the maximum diameter is across the cam is 14mm).
With the bolt turned, the cam is now opposite the tab on the inside of the washer, so it becomes 17mm wide.
With the camber bolt loosely instaled and the lower original bolt slackened to allow the upright to move, ready to adjust.
Here, the tab on the washer is on the outer side of the suspension strut. Rotating the bolt clockwise will move the cam away from the tab, which will push the top of the hub carrier inwards, increasing the -ve camber.
Over 573mm, 1 degree is approx 10mm.
So, taking a spirit level, tape measure, 10mm drill bit and a suitable vertical door frame, I measured off 573mm from the floor.
With the drill bit positioned at the 573mm mark, I rested the spirit level against the bottom of the frame and the drill bit, so the spirit level is now resting at 1deg from vertical.
Setting the adjustable bubble to dead center means it is now set to 1deg and the spirit level can now be used across the wheel for a rough setting.
I have now set both fronts close to -1deg . which will be close enough untill I get the allignment checked again next week
