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Dean · 2009-07-22, 01:15 PM

I am holding one of the Ingalss bolts in my hand and the design just isn't compatible with that bolt position from an engineering perspective IMHO.

This like almost all aftermarket camber bolts make use of a significantly smaller diameter bolt with an ecentric that just barely fits through the standard round hole.

If you installed it per the directions, the adjusting washer would be swimming in the very large hole on the stock upper hole and only a couple of its teeth would actually have any metal to bite into.

I am not suggesting it would have insufficient clamping force, but that it wasn't really designed for that hole IMHO. The washer is nowhere near 4mm and the minimal contact area might well permit the washer to deflect over time and loosen and/or the entire assembly to slide inboard or outboard.

Not saying the wheel is going to fall off, just that I would not use this bolt in that position.

2009-07-22, 01:15 PM	#30
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I am holding one of the Ingalss bolts in my hand and the design just isn't compatible with that bolt position from an engineering perspective IMHO. This like almost all aftermarket camber bolts make use of a significantly smaller diameter bolt with an ecentric that just barely fits through the standard round hole. If you installed it per the directions, the adjusting washer would be swimming in the very large hole on the stock upper hole and only a couple of its teeth would actually have any metal to bite into. I am not suggesting it would have insufficient clamping force, but that it wasn't really designed for that hole IMHO. The washer is nowhere near 4mm and the minimal contact area might well permit the washer to deflect over time and loosen and/or the entire assembly to slide inboard or outboard. Not saying the wheel is going to fall off, just that I would not use this bolt in that position. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...