HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1

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Jun 25, 2008 | 02:44 PM

flaco si

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HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1

OKAY, I HAVE A LOWERED EM1 W/ A SKUNK2 PRO SERIES FRONT CAMBER KIT(ADJUSTMENT IS A SLIDING BALL JOINT) I'VE HAD IT FOR AWHILE...NEVER HAD NO PROBLEMS W/ IT UNTIL KNOW.....THE BALL JOINT KEEPS MOVING THEREFORE MAKING MY LF WHEEL CAMBER IN.....I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS DOWN THE BALL JOINT....BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK....HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS??? OR DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT I CAN DO TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING????

HELP!!!!!

Jun 25, 2008 | 02:48 PM

1CaMw0nDeR

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Re: HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1 (flaco si)

yup just do what i did... take off the camber kit and assuming you can see the marks on the control arm from where the camber was set to just set ur ball joint there, and loc-tite ur bolts, let it dry, re-install, and BLAMMMMMMMM ur done.... i had this happen to me too, only 3 of the bolts fell out and the 4th one was barely hangin in there... after i replaced the bolts and did loc-tite had NO issues whatsoever...!!

Jun 25, 2008 | 02:57 PM

flaco si

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Re: HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1 (1CaMw0nDeR)

OKAY I SEE HOW THAT WOULD WORK BUT SEE THE BOLTS ARE TIGHT AS CAN BE, THERE NOT LOOSE OR BECOME LOOSE. IT JUST KEEPS SLIDING.

Jun 25, 2008 | 05:40 PM

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Re: HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1 (flaco si)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flaco si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OKAY I SEE HOW THAT WOULD WORK BUT SEE THE BOLTS ARE TIGHT AS CAN BE, THERE NOT LOOSE OR BECOME LOOSE. IT JUST KEEPS SLIDING.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmm, well i used 2 washers under each bolt before they touched the control arm itself... Could you send some pictures of your current setup?

Jun 26, 2008 | 02:21 AM

Rodney

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Re: HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1 (flaco si)

you need to use star washers, loc tite, and torque to 10 foot lbs. i had this problem 9 years ago, and fixed it using the above. good luck.

Jun 26, 2008 | 05:41 AM

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Re: HELP!!! HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/ FRONT CAMBER KIT ON MY EM1 (Rodney)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rodney »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need to use star washers, loc tite, and torque to 10 foot lbs. i had this problem 9 years ago, and fixed it using the above. good luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>

star washers i'd say are optional.. and assuming he has a torque wrench... i used a simple 1/8" plate washer, loc-tite, an just tighted the **** out of them with my allen key... over 2 years, had no problems...