mike56gte
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really needing to set the camber on my corsa as its pretty bad.
who has used these? on any car really.
how easy are they to adjust and get them right on both sides? i assume you use the lug on the head of the bolt as a reference point.
£20.50 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eibach-Front-Camber-Bolts-Vauxhall-Corsa-B-93-99-/290503913524?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43a361f034
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Scotty C
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I have them. Will need to be lazor alined for correct adjustment though...
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mike56gte
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Originally posted by Scotty C
I have them. Will need to be lazor alined for correct adjustment though...
it will be getting lazor aligned as the tracking is needing set.
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alan-g-w
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Fucking hell mate, save yourself £20 and just get an M10 with a spreader washer on it. That's all that is, a smaller bolt to replace the top strut>hub bolt
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AlexW
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^That isnt what it is.
I have them, Easy enough to setup once you have the hang of it. Been fine for nearly a year now 
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mike56gte
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Originally posted by AW06
^That isnt what it is.
I have them, Easy enough to setup once you have the hang of it. Been fine for nearly a year now
cheers. i will set them as close as i can and then get it lasor aligned when i get my tyres put on.
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alan-g-w
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Originally posted by AW06
^That isnt what it is.
I have them, Easy enough to setup once you have the hang of it. Been fine for nearly a year now
I'm going by what the picture in the ad said, how are they different from smaller diameter bolts?
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mike56gte
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by AW06
^That isnt what it is.
I have them, Easy enough to setup once you have the hang of it. Been fine for nearly a year now
I'm going by what the picture in the ad said, how are they different from smaller diameter bolts?
tbh i just want to know i have the right thing holding my suspension together, wouldnt want to come up with my own thing for it to be unsafe for the sake of £20.
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AlexW
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by AW06
^That isnt what it is.
I have them, Easy enough to setup once you have the hang of it. Been fine for nearly a year now
I'm going by what the picture in the ad said, how are they different from smaller diameter bolts?
They have a lobe on them like a cam, so that pushes on the hub, and then has a washer with a lug on it to lock it in the shock. Bit hard to explain, But I haven't got a pic to show ya.
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Steve
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also they will be the correct tensile for the application.
fuck just sticking any old m10 in a load bearing parts like that, will end up snapping
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alan-g-w
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I can imagine the kind of thing you mean mate, fair enough. Just thought they were charging you £20 for a couple of M10x50s or something!
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AlexW
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Agreed, Could move aswell, These haven't and I haven't managed to avoid every pothole.
Edit: Yeah, Its fair enough. Mike, when you get some fire up some pics for future reference.
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by AW06]
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mike56gte
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also they will be the correct tensile for the application.
fuck just sticking any old m10 in a load bearing parts like that, will end up snapping
yup that is my very thoughts
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alan-g-w
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Originally posted by Steve
also they will be the correct tensile for the application.
fuck just sticking any old m10 in a load bearing parts like that, will end up snapping
No it wouldn't. Obviously they're M12s for a reason but on stuff like this it's all about factor of safety so they'll be bigger than they physically need to be.
an M10 eye bolt can safely lift 250kg. From a purely theoretical point of view you could definetely replace one of those with an M10 quite safely. Look in that ebay ad, it says it's a 'smaller bolt than standard'. What would be smaller than M12 but bigger than M10 that would make that much of a difference?
You and your buddy ojc love to talk utter pish sometimes. I'd like to see you try to snap an M10 meaning to do it, then you'd see.
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Steve
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im talking about tensile strengths not size.
250kgs on a direct lift is nothing when the pressure it is having to deal with is on a 1000+kgs car, not to mention angles can multiply that pressure and force again.
load bearing bolts, like these and bush bolts etc and normally a higher tensile strength then other bolts, for obvious reasons
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
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Steve
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heres a chart
http://www.k-tbolt.com/bolt_chart.html
notice how grade 8s have the multiple splines in the heads, most bolts that are bolted to suspension, stub axles etc are bolts of this nature and bear these markings
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Steve]
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alan-g-w
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I thought you meant something different there.
You say that it needs to 'deal with a 1000kg car' but remember there are four corners - so that would equate to...? I know where you're coming from and I'd use the correct size of bolts wherever possible. But it doesn't change the fact that you could change that M12 to an M10 perfectly safely.
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