camber adjustment on a 340

Post by **silvia** » 05 Jan 2008 07:03 pm

is there any way i can get plenty of negative camber on the front of my volvo and possibly put some positive on the rear? i ownly ask as mine looks the wrong way round, loads of negative on the back and the front is sort of standard

regardes
matt

Post by **Frits** » 05 Jan 2008 11:44 pm

I should not reccomend positive camber on the back. Keep it original, or go for zero.

You can place the front swingarms more outside to create negative camber on the front. You need to modify the subframe like they do in the dutch racing cup. However, there are more ways to go for.

Post by **IvanAE86** » 06 Jan 2008 01:12 pm

Frits's suggestion is the easiest way to go about it.. drill new holes for the front control arms in the subframe right at the outer edge, then weld some reinforcing plates around the holes to keep them from tearing. This gives you about 3 degrees negative camber (which is more than you would like on a streetcar, but you could always move the new holes a bit to the inside).
Another option is to try out some camber plates from other cars and make them fit. I suppose RWD escort ones might be worth a shot, japanese stuff might come close too (I have some corolla AE86 ones I would like to try out once). It could be as easy as redrilling/threading a hole here and there, and presto..adjustable camber.

Post by **silvia** » 06 Jan 2008 04:25 pm

IvanAE86 wrote:drill new holes for the front control arms in the subframe right at the outer edge, then weld some reinforcing plates around the holes to keep them from tearing.

has anyone got any pics off this so i could see it and understand it better. i am a welder buy trade so im not worryed about the work i just want to get it rite first time when i do it.

thanks for the replies
regardes
matt

Post by **Jason B** » 06 Jan 2008 04:32 pm

I'm also interested in a few pics this, just to see what people have done.

Post by **classicswede** » 06 Jan 2008 10:48 pm

Adjustable strut tops would be a help.

Post by **Frits** » 06 Jan 2008 11:02 pm

silvia wrote:
IvanAE86 wrote:drill new holes for the front control arms in the subframe right at the outer edge, then weld some reinforcing plates around the holes to keep them from tearing.

has anyone got any pics off this so i could see it and understand it better. i am a welder buy trade so im not worryed about the work i just want to get it rite first time when i do it.

thanks for the replies
regardes
matt

Never seen any pictures.
But it is a very simpel thought. Imagine the hole a inch (for example!) more to the right.

I'm gonna do this to on my driftcars