PJRManagement

Need some help please. I have a 2011 GT, lowered 1" in front, 1.5" in rear. Had my speed shop install J&M caster/camber plates, plus alignment. Take a look at the Passenger-Side strut top. It is not centered (not even close). The Driver's-Side is okay. And the car pulls to the right. I'm going back on Thursday, but I wanted opinions on the non-centered issue...thoughts?

redonblackpony

I have ground control cc plates that allow up to -3°. My driver side is centered and my passenger side is two thirds inboard. Car drive straight and is set on both sides to -2°. It turns out that one wheel is slightly further inboard been the other.
Yours looks like you're running positive camber. Have you had it aligned yet? Could be that the camber plate is backwards

PJRManagement

Thanks. Yes, as stated in my original post, c/c plates installed, and aligned. Camber is -.7 for both sides, not positive (unless the machine is wrong). Plates installed correctly. It sure does look strange, right?

redonblackpony

It does look odd. Any other front suspension mods? Lower a arms or K member?

PJRManagement

Eibach Pro-System-Plus-Kit (springs, dampers, sway bars). Nothing more. I did have the infamous front LCA replacement TSB with heat shields installed, but that was years ago, and it was all OEM, done by Ford. I will definitely show the Shop Manager, because I'm pretty sure it should not be skewed off to the side like that. And the Driver's-Side is centered, and looks correct. But this Passenger-Side does not look right to me. I was hoping others have seen/experienced this, and can share here.

redonblackpony

The fact that it's not centered like the other side is very well the reason the car is pulling to the left. Something is definitely wrong.
Look at the front sway bar end links where they connect to the strut. Are they installed on the correct side of the strut?

PJRManagement

Oh my, more stupid I could not be. Car pulls to the RIGHT, not the left, sorry.

5.M0NSTER

I just got my Steeda CC plates installed, and mine are both nearly centred with -1.9 and -2.1 deg of camber. Something is definitely wrong. I'll post pics when I get home

5.M0NSTER

Here are some pics

PJRManagement

Thanks. On another forum, most folks think my shop installed both plates 180 degrees in the wrong direction. If anything, the tops of the struts should be leaning inward, towards the center, not outward towards the fender.
Here's the Passenger-Side:



And here's the Driver's-Side:

redonblackpony

I think you only have one slide backwards. The passenger side. Rounded side should be inboard

PJRManagement

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Thanks...what do you mean by 'rounded side'?

redonblackpony

One side of the camber plate is rounded the other side is Square. This is the part that mounts under The strut tower.
Look at a picture of a camber plate on the loin and you'll understand

PJRManagement

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Gotcha, thanks!

redonblackpony

Loin?? Lol. I meant Internet. Spell check problems

firstang001

I have GC Coilovers on my car too, and while I was helping a buddy to install them I was surprised to see that the CC plates went in under the tower than being out on them. It makes them inaccessible for adjusting. One more question I have is I have a V6 and was thinking of replacing sparkplugs. It is impossible to remove intake manifold with SR Strut tower brace and I was scared to unbolt struts to remove the brace thinking it would screw up the alignment. Thoughts?

redonblackpony

Removing the strut tower brace will not impact your alignment or camber. Remember there are still two bolts holding the camber plates when removing the other two to remove the strut tower brace. Besides that in order to slide the camber plates the cars suspension must be unloaded

2k7gtcs

Title of this thread sounds like my annual conversation with my doctor

firstang001

Is it still the case if I say SR Strut brace is hold by all 4 bolts on the top.

Siber Express

After you take a nut off you will see there is no room for it to move, so don't worry about it.