can’t reach HKS front camber bolts

[Mayday]

I've installed HKS Hipermax R coilovers recently then I took the car to do an alignment but it seems that you can’t reach the front camber bolts inside the engine bay after the installation as you can see here

the shop told you have two options, one is to remove the coilovers and adjust them. Two, you can expand this hole by cutting it.

Even HKS in their installation manual says

any tips on how to fix it without removing the whole coilovers?

I tried many tools to reach it but no luck.

even with this tool, I can’t reach it.

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[itzTang]

search functions works
@razorlab
"Ball end T wrench is what I use"

https://a.co/d/bXZnHu8

 

[Rob_SER]

oh damn ok, I bought the same coilovers to install this winter... Never even considered an ajustable top plate could but impossible to ajust once installed

hopefully the tool suggested works, please report back if you try it!

 

[sup.dc2]

search functions works
@razorlab
"Ball end T wrench is what I use"

https://a.co/d/bXZnHu8

does it really? some of those bolts look completely covered.

 

[Mayday]

search functions works
@razorlab
"Ball end T wrench is what I use"

https://a.co/d/bXZnHu8

how I can use it on these coverd bolts?

 

[jchadwell]

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/help-how-to-adjust-camber-plates.24265/

 

[razorlab]

how I can use it on these coverd bolts?

Hence the ball end in the T-wrench. It angles in and pivots.

 

[razorlab]

Here, I took some photos to better show how the tool works...

 

[Mayday]

Here, I took some photos to better show how the tool works...

now I see how it works perfectly, I really appreciate it thank you for sharing this.

 

[Mayday]

@razorlab

Finally..
I bought a tool that fits HKS camber bolts.

of course I wasn’t able to loosen the bolts, even with little pressure on the bolts because I didn’t jack up my car yesterday. So today I’m going to go to the alignment shop and I will update you guys.

 

[Rob_SER]

is the allen size of the camber plate bolts standard? If so is it 1/4 like previously shown?

 

[Mayday]

is the allen size of the camber plate bolts standard? If so is it 1/4 like previously shown?

unfortunately 1/4 doesn’t work with HKS camber bolts. 3/16 is the correct size for HKS bolts

 

[Rob_SER]

thanks man!

 

[Evolution]

unfortunately 1/4 doesn’t work with HKS camber bolts. 3/16 is the correct size for HKS bolts

Wait, are you saying a Japanese company is using American style bolts? The 99% of the camber bolts I have seen are 6mm thread and use a 5mm Allen.

 

[Mayday]

Wait, are you saying a Japanese company is using American style bolts? The 99% of the camber bolts I have seen are 6mm thread and use a 5mm Allen.

if you’re talking by mm then I would say 5mm is the correct size for HKS camber bolts. I wrote 3/16 so most of the people here in this forum using Amercian chart sizes, so I wrote it in American chart size to not get them confused. BTW, 5mm would work well for the HKS camber bolts and I tried it.

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