Camber Bolt Adjustment

michiganpat said

I can see why the A-B difference makes sense, it takes tire diameter out of the equation. making the A-B measurement 0, how much of an airgap is there between the lower bumpstop and the K frame? I currently have about 5/8" gap, and the front is sitting about an inch higher than my 33 year old 5 leaf SD rear springs. that's set about 1/2" lower than the FSM specifies for '76, and that's with taller than stock tires (225/70R14's that are on the cheap rims I bought to be able to get it on the ground). I am shocked that I have similar clearance turning with these tires as I had with the factory drums and 195/70's.

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So in order to have the A-B at 0 I have QA1 LCA’s and 3/8” tall bump stops. The QA1’s add almost 1” of travel between the LCA and the frame. And the 3/8” tall bump stop adds almost another 1”.

So with stock bump stops and .92” bars I’d say you’re already as low as you can go if you’ve only got 5/8” clearance. At that height you will be using the bump stop as part of your everyday driving. Which they were intended to be part of, the factory definitely counted on the suspension using the bump stops and that’s why the factory bump stops are progressive.

But that’s a different suspension philosophy from what I run with my 1.12” bars and shorty poly bump stops, my car is not set up to use the bump stops as part of the regular travel.

Regardless, an A-B of 0 is not something you can go with factory parts, it basically would the LCA on the frame.