raising the the control arm helped some also I installed bump steer spacer at balljoint.

Bobs1200, how did you fix the bump steer? Heat and bend the arm, or something more cunning???




Congrats on the LZ Erol!!!!

Quote: The spherical bearings I use are designed for peak axial loads of 20kn (2000 kg's. This means about 8 G's on a typical car). The bearings are aircraft grade and cost $140 each The bearings form the largest part of the costs of the tops.

There are cheaper bearings used but they are not designed for the axial loads they are subjected to in a strut top.

I am looking at doing an HD urethane style top to lower costs from the current $600/pair.

after lowering my car, I relocated lower control arm out about 1.5" and moved it up about 3/4" giving more neg camber and correct control arm angle I adjusted camber by sloting top of strut tower per datsun comp sus. manual also modified strut arm and adjust castor with shims on arm cheap way and it works, caster range from 2.5 to 5.5 degrees nag camber 1.5 to 4.5 degrees I found 2.25 camber and 4.0 caster works best for me.

fulcrum suspension fitted a pair of the eccentric pins to my ute a few years back and i think they were ford units.should have moved them out as well

Dude I wouldn`t recomend slotting the x-member because there is a tremendous amount of side load ! Have you considered eccentric camber pins ? I`ve asked around and no one seems to make them for a 1200 but if you know anyone with a machine shop,and are willing to make them........?
I`m pretty sure later falcons have these for camber adjustment(not that they`d fit)this would probably give tou a good idea how to make `em.
Like I said before I got my struts bent instead,call it laziness ........zzzzzzz

Anyway hope this helps ?

Yeah I know John Taylor...Id prefer adjustable though...for $320 for the tops thats not a bad price...also redrilling the x-member will be a great option too. What about If you elongate the hole? Will the attachment stay secure?

IPRA also allows you to redrill the x-member for the control arm pivot point within a 45mm radius of original.

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Don`t know where abouts in Aust. you are converted ?
John Taylor at Pedders in Penrith does a camber "correction" (bend) with the struts in the car! He did mine,2 degrees,including a wheel alignment for $100 !!!!!!!!

Bargain Performance/Dollar ratio

Just rang Noltec the strut tops are $440/pair (discount on top of that for IPRA)not bad considering you get camber and castor...I'll ring Feral and see what he can do them for.