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Originally Posted by Hotrodz Once you get the appropriate hardware you should go at leat -2.5 up front with castor at 6 and a tuch of toe. Sent from my

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Old 01-06-2022, 11:56 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Once you get the appropriate hardware you should go at leat -2.5 up front with castor at 6 and a tuch of toe.

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Will order them soon, the sway bar is on the way. many thanks for sharing the details as well.

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My specs.
SPL arms. Hotchkis front bar
Front; camber -2.2, caster +6.5, toe .06 in
Rear; camber -1.7, toe .06 in.

You can not adjust the front for camber or caster with the stock arms. They are non adjustable.
Thank you rusty, so correct me if I am wrong, I need to get the front control arm (FUCA), for the rear I need toe and camber arms? both? is that correct?

Regarding the brand, I think for the fuca SPL for sure, but for the rear arms, SPL or Z1?
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Will order them soon, the sway bar is on the way. many thanks for sharing the details as well.







Thank you rusty, so correct me if I am wrong, I need to get the front control arm (FUCA), for the rear I need toe and camber arms? both? is that correct?



Regarding the brand, I think for the fuca SPL for sure, but for the rear arms, SPL or Z1?
Don't even think anything else other than SPL for suspension parts.

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Will order them soon, the sway bar is on the way. many thanks for sharing the details as well.



Thank you rusty, so correct me if I am wrong, I need to get the front control arm (FUCA), for the rear I need toe and camber arms? both? is that correct?

Regarding the brand, I think for the fuca SPL for sure, but for the rear arms, SPL or Z1?
Spl for sure. Z1 has known failures, less adjustability.

In the rears you need camber arm, traction arm and EITHER the mid-links or toe arm:

If you run true type coilovers (spring wrapped around damper) you get the toe arm

If you run OEM type (spring separate from damper) you get the mid links.

This is all explained on their website

Also, you want their eccentric bolt lockout kit. Since your adjustments will be done with the arms you no longer want the factory eccentric bolts in the back to slip
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Don't even think anything else other than SPL for suspension parts.

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Going fast at the track. SPL. Anything else is an accident waiting to happen.
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Spl for sure. Z1 has known failures, less adjustability.

In the rears you need camber arm, traction arm and EITHER the mid-links or toe arm:

If you run true type coilovers (spring wrapped around damper) you get the toe arm

If you run OEM type (spring separate from damper) you get the mid links.

This is all explained on their website

Also, you want their eccentric bolt lockout kit. Since your adjustments will be done with the arms you no longer want the factory eccentric bolts in the back to slip
Many thanks for the useful info, highly appreciated.

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Spl for sure. Z1 has known failures, less adjustability.

In the rears you need camber arm, traction arm and EITHER the mid-links or toe arm:

If you run true type coilovers (spring wrapped around damper) you get the toe arm

If you run OEM type (spring separate from damper) you get the mid links.

This is all explained on their website

Also, you want their eccentric bolt lockout kit. Since your adjustments will be done with the arms you no longer want the factory eccentric bolts in the back to slip

Sorry to bother you guys, however, while browsing the rear camber arms, I have got two options:
1- SLP Billet camber arms Here

2- Titanium rear camber links Here

My question is, are these going to do the same purpose and the different is just the material (light weight)? and that's why it cost more? or is there anything else?

appreciate your reply.

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Sorry to bother you guys, however, while browsing the rear camber arms, I have got two options:
1- SLP Billet camber arms Here

2- Titanium rear camber links Here

My question is, are these going to do the same purpose and the different is just the material (light weight)? and that's why it cost more? or is there anything else?

appreciate your reply.

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They do the same thing. Material differences
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