Front Camberplate Detail

Okay... So it's more of an upper strut mount. Since I only run about 1 degree of negative camber in the front, I didn't need to gain a tremendous amount of adjustability. What I did need was more suspension travel. Prior to this part I was still using the stock upper mount, with all of the rubber etc... Since I run a very soft 150 lb. spring in the front, I was afraid that I was bottoming the shocks out. I only had maybe 2 inches of travel. Not having access to an assortment of "real" camber plates to check their dimensions, I decided I would try building my own. I found the 9/16 spherical bearings for $27 apiece. The aluminum and stainless steel came out of the scrap bin in the machine shop at work. The end result is a mount that provides approximately 7/8" more travel than I had before... and it looks a lot cooler!!! One other minor benefit, since it is considerably smaller in diameter than the stock mount, I have picked up about an extra 1/4 inch of camber adjustability.

Photo of camberplate before installation.

Exploded view... It's not obvious, but there is a .050 lip on the top and bottom plates to keep the bearing from coming out. Also, the upper conical washer was not necessary, so it was not used.