Help, how to adjust camber plates??

[tyler.bn]

I have a set of BC Racing coilovers (I cheaped out, I know. But they perform great)

I'm looking for a way to adjust the camber plates without unbolting half my suspension. I'm unable to access the camber bolts while the strut is bolted in, and I can't get enough room to access them without unbolting my sway bar, control arm, etc.


Any ideas on how to easily adjust these camber plates?? I'm hoping I won't have to make this a multiple-hour ordeal.

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[razorlab]

Ball end T wrench is what I use

https://a.co/d/bXZnHu8

 

[i3igpete]

if the ball end isnt enough to reach, you may need to drop the strut down and move the bolts to the inner pair of holes to get a slightly better angle

 

[Hasan]

Bore out those strut towers

 

[CWO5805]

Bore out those strut towers

This. Most clovers are going to require you to bore out the top of the strut tower to gain access to make adjustments

 

[razorlab]

Bore out those strut towers

This. Most clovers are going to require you to bore out the top of the strut tower to gain access to make adjustments

Not needed with the right tools.

 

[i3igpete]

Agree, I don't see how irreversibly cutting a structural member is a reasonable choice over buying a $2 tool and/or moving the bolts over one hole

 

[rwense]

Agreed with @razorlab some long ball ended allens help a ton. Personally I have to loosen the strut top nuts to lower the shock to reach the camber plate bolts. However i have then maxed out so if you aren't at the extreme you may not need to do so.

Some 3/8" long ball ended Allen's are cheap and handy to have anyway ?

 

[tyler.bn]

Ball end T wrench is what I use

https://a.co/d/bXZnHu8

Thank you!

For anyone curious, this worked great.
An $8 set of long ball-end sockets from harbor freight and an $11 magnetic leveler from amazon and I can adjust camber pretty effectively.

I don't even need to drop the strut or take my wheel off.

 

[razorlab]

Thank you!

For anyone curious, this worked great.
An $8 set of long ball-end sockets from harbor freight and an $11 magnetic leveler from amazon and I can adjust camber pretty effectively.

I don't even need to drop the strut or take my wheel off.

Good thing you didn’t cut your car up like those yahoos stated you had to!

 

[Bug2th]

I just got a set of these and they are even easier than normal ball end:

https://a.co/d/aS5Ytis

 

[Mayday]

Thank you!

For anyone curious, this worked great.
An $8 set of long ball-end sockets from harbor freight and an $11 magnetic leveler from amazon and I can adjust camber pretty effectively.

I don't even need to drop the strut or take my wheel off.

could you share some photos while you put the required tools inside the strut to loosen these camber bolts please?
Would really appreciate it.
because I’m facing the same issue with my HKS coilovers

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/can’t-reach-hks-front-camber-bolts.24350/

 

[tyler.bn]

could you share some photos while you put the required tools inside the strut to loosen these camber bolts please?
Would really appreciate it.
because I’m facing the same issue with my HKS coilovers

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/can’t-reach-hks-front-camber-bolts.24350/

Your camber plate looks a bit closer to the chassis than mine, I was able to angle the ball-end wrench against the side of the tower and into the head of the bolt pretty easily.

Your's may be too close, I would unbolt the top of the strut and let it drop down a bit until you can reach the bolts.

 

[Mayday]

Your camber plate looks a bit closer to the chassis than mine, I was able to angle the ball-end wrench against the side of the tower and into the head of the bolt pretty easily.

Your's may be too close, I would unbolt the top of the strut and let it drop down a bit until you can reach the bolts.

could you send the links of the tools you bought please.

 

[tyler.bn]

could you send the links of the tools you bought please.

I can't find the exact one online, but this similar to the set I got;
https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in...84OSc6FVMxZX1YwUSLGtFZJ719jXAF2IaAlJQEALw_wcB

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