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Old 08-29-2014, 04:22 AM
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Default C5 fabricated upper or lower wishbones to get more camber?

I am after more camber than the stock wishbones can give, is there anyone out there that does either a fabricated upper or lower or both wishbone setup that will bolt up to the standard mounting point so that I can achieve more camber on the front of my C5 race car?
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How about an offset lower control arm bushing in delrin?
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Originally Posted by boschvette
I am after more camber than the stock wishbones can give, is there anyone out there that does either a fabricated upper or lower or both wishbone setup that will bolt up to the standard mounting point so that I can achieve more camber on the front of my C5 race car?
How much do you want?

Most camber plates will give you more that what is useful.

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It can be done, but consider that it will increase the camber loss as the suspension compresses so at static you may want to set a not so aggressive negative camber.
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How about an offset lower control arm bushing in delrin?
can you buy off set bushes for the C5?
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Originally Posted by froggy47
How much do you want?

Most camber plates will give you more that what is useful.

I was hoping to get about 4 degrees neg camber. just curious what is the max you think it should run and how much does the stock setup let you get? do u think -4 is to aggressive?
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4 is way too much to me. With my Pfadt polys (which have off-set in the upper dogbones) I was at high 2s. Then I installed coilovers and lowered the car more which put it in the mid 3s. I flipped the upper mounts to get back to high 2s (2.8). This is on a NASA ST2/TT2 prepped race car with aero on 315 A6s.
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Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder
4 is way too much to me. With my Pfadt polys (which have off-set in the upper dogbones) I was at high 2s. Then I installed coilovers and lowered the car more which put it in the mid 3s. I flipped the upper mounts to get back to high 2s (2.8). This is on a NASA ST2/TT2 prepped race car with aero on 315 A6s.
Pfadt the company is gone now? Does somebody else make them? What toe out are you running?
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Pfadt went bankrupt unfortunately. I run 1/16 toe out per side up front and 1/16 toe in per side in the rear.
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Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder
. I run 1/16 toe out per side up front and 1/16 toe in per side in the rear.
You sure?
Seems like too much up front and not enough in the back to me.
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Originally Posted by sperkins
You sure?
Seems like too much up front and not enough in the back to me.
I run the same toe 1/8" total out on the front and an 1/8" total in on the rear. Very stable and good turn in on 315's.

I run -2.5 camber all around on 315's and -2 on full 280 or 305 slicks with spherical bearings. With poly I would up it at least .5 degrees.
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Originally Posted by boschvette
I am after more camber than the stock wishbones can give, is there anyone out there that does either a fabricated upper or lower or both wishbone setup that will bolt up to the standard mounting point so that I can achieve more camber on the front of my C5 race car?
I run #44 TT3 C5 Corvette in NASA (McKamey and Team #44) with experimental fabricated upper and lower arms from Ridetech along with Ridetech coilovers.

The track record results are on the NASA Midwest and Great Lakes website.

Ridetech wanted results before moving into the C5/C6 market and producing parts.
The original C5 was good, but it can be improved.

The "A" arms do more than add camber.
They control the migration of the roll center.



Ridetech is working to produce parts for 2015.
They may do separate kits.
1. Shocks, regular and coil-over
2. Upper arms
3. Upper amd lower arms

If this is of interest, let Ridetech know.

Thanks Jim M.
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Results speak volumns. I would think everyone would be interested.

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