Negative camber wedge

Yellow67GTA · 11-24-2002, 11:26 AM

Hey all,
I want to get some opinions on installing and using a negative camber wedge kit. My front suspension was fully rebuilt 2 summers ago along w/ polyurethan bushings and the 620 lb/in shelby springs yet i didn't perform the shelby 1" drop.
I want to know of any problems with the install, tire to fender clearances, and steering bind along with ride quality, good and bad.
I'm thinking of going the powered rack & pinion route, just haven't found a junk yard near Columbus, Mississippi that allows you to pull your own parts for a donor rack.

Mike Silok
'67 Coupe Yellow, black vinyle top, 289 4bbl T-5 trany
'02 Dodge Ram 1500 White
looking for a 67/68 fastback
mikesilok@hotmail.com

sleeperstang · 11-25-2002, 11:46 AM

Yellow,
I'm planning on doing the same thing to my car. I rebuilt the front end with polyurethane bushings and new 620 coil springs last February, but didn't do the shelby spring drop. I will be doing it myself soon due to one of spring perches failing, so I'll probably be putting a new set of Prothane ones on this weekend.

I went to this website: http://www.joesfalcon.com/frntsusp/susp1.html and read up on it. The alignment shop which I was recommended to by Mustang Country said that it was a common modification and most were satisfied with the results.

The wedge camber kit is supposed to help the ball joints. It's recommended if you are going to put constant loads on the ball joint, which could cause it to fail otherwise. I'm going to do the modification without the wedge kit. I drive my car daily, but don't push it much, but I would like it to corner better. I may have to keep regular maintenance on the ball joints (replace them every 2 years or so, depending on the load) but I figure I should be ok.

About the rack & pinion, there's lots of kits in development, I would look into these.....

www.dvsrestorations.com
www.fatmanfab.com (both dvs and fatman are working on kits using fox-body parts, best bet IMO)

www.totalcontrolproducts.com (purchase from www.mustangsplus.com)
http://home.pacbell.net/ssixto/automotive/R&P/R&P.html (using J-body parts i.e. cavalier)

I've heard of a taurus R&P conversion, but don't know of any sites.

Hope this info helps!!

11-24-2002, 11:26 AM	#1
Yellow67GTA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Columbus AFB, MS Posts: 8	Negative camber wedge Hey all, I want to get some opinions on installing and using a negative camber wedge kit. My front suspension was fully rebuilt 2 summers ago along w/ polyurethan bushings and the 620 lb/in shelby springs yet i didn't perform the shelby 1" drop. I want to know of any problems with the install, tire to fender clearances, and steering bind along with ride quality, good and bad. I'm thinking of going the powered rack & pinion route, just haven't found a junk yard near Columbus, Mississippi that allows you to pull your own parts for a donor rack. Mike Silok '67 Coupe Yellow, black vinyle top, 289 4bbl T-5 trany '02 Dodge Ram 1500 White looking for a 67/68 fastback mikesilok@hotmail.com

11-25-2002, 11:46 AM	#2
sleeperstang Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Lynwood, CA, U.S.A. Posts: 82	Some info... Yellow, I'm planning on doing the same thing to my car. I rebuilt the front end with polyurethane bushings and new 620 coil springs last February, but didn't do the shelby spring drop. I will be doing it myself soon due to one of spring perches failing, so I'll probably be putting a new set of Prothane ones on this weekend. I went to this website: http://www.joesfalcon.com/frntsusp/susp1.html and read up on it. The alignment shop which I was recommended to by Mustang Country said that it was a common modification and most were satisfied with the results. The wedge camber kit is supposed to help the ball joints. It's recommended if you are going to put constant loads on the ball joint, which could cause it to fail otherwise. I'm going to do the modification without the wedge kit. I drive my car daily, but don't push it much, but I would like it to corner better. I may have to keep regular maintenance on the ball joints (replace them every 2 years or so, depending on the load) but I figure I should be ok. About the rack & pinion, there's lots of kits in development, I would look into these..... www.dvsrestorations.com www.fatmanfab.com (both dvs and fatman are working on kits using fox-body parts, best bet IMO) www.totalcontrolproducts.com (purchase from www.mustangsplus.com) http://home.pacbell.net/ssixto/automotive/R&P/R&P.html (using J-body parts i.e. cavalier) I've heard of a taurus R&P conversion, but don't know of any sites. Hope this info helps!! __________________ 65 Mustang Coupe...Comp Cams 262 Xtreme Energy, T-5 conversion, Romac Balancer, 620 Front Springs-4.5 Mid-eye rear springs.......work in progress

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