kartorium
Well-known member
So I wanted to be able to run a decent amount of camber without running wheel spacers in the front, plus I wanted to gain some stroke on the strut. I came up with this option.
So, right now I simply have a couple washers to space the upper mount above the lip on the tower, and I have some real burly washers below to try and spread some load.
My main concerns are deformation of the strut tower, and to solve that an option is to get an aluminum or steel plate to go underneath instead of the washers to spread the load.
Another concern is throwing off geometry enough to matter. Someone mentioned that this might effect wheel rate in a negative way...but I haven't studied that enough. Any thoughts?
Marks car (503) doesn't have the upper lip on the strut tower, its been ground off for some time now. I don't think I want to do that though, so some sort of spacer is necessary up top also. I'm thinking just using some custom shaped aluminum to help spread the pressure out. As of right now the forces are on the lip, and the studs and the washers spacing it out.
Overall, LMK if you think this is a good idea, horrible idea, or can be a good idea if more steps are taken to do it right. Please if you respond have reasoning to back it up. Thanks a lot guys.
So, right now I simply have a couple washers to space the upper mount above the lip on the tower, and I have some real burly washers below to try and spread some load.
My main concerns are deformation of the strut tower, and to solve that an option is to get an aluminum or steel plate to go underneath instead of the washers to spread the load.
Another concern is throwing off geometry enough to matter. Someone mentioned that this might effect wheel rate in a negative way...but I haven't studied that enough. Any thoughts?
Marks car (503) doesn't have the upper lip on the strut tower, its been ground off for some time now. I don't think I want to do that though, so some sort of spacer is necessary up top also. I'm thinking just using some custom shaped aluminum to help spread the pressure out. As of right now the forces are on the lip, and the studs and the washers spacing it out.
Overall, LMK if you think this is a good idea, horrible idea, or can be a good idea if more steps are taken to do it right. Please if you respond have reasoning to back it up. Thanks a lot guys.