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Camber plates - which ones to get

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The J&M Camber Caster Plates reuse the OEM spring seat so you retain the factory rubber isolation. They also allow both Camber and Caster adjustment and can also be used with coil overs with the J&M Coil Over Conversion Kit.

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Thanks for the very helpful guidance and info @JAJ and @OPMustang Tim. Those options both seem like a good fit for me since they retain the OE rubber spring seat. In comparing them it appears that the Steeda plates are capable of a greater degree of camber adjustment?

Steeda: "adjust camber angle from -0.3 degrees to -2.8 degrees" vs. J&M: "Over 1.75 degrees of camber adjustment"

Also it appears that the Steeda plates cannot be adapted to coilovers with a separate kit later on, but they do offer another camber plate set that is compatible with coilovers.
 
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Thanks for the very helpful guidance and info @JAJ and @OPMustang Tim. Those options both seem like a good fit for me since they retain the OE rubber spring seat. In comparing them it appears that the Steeda plates are capable of a greater degree of camber adjustment? ...
I only run -1.8 degrees (OEM rims are pretty stiff) so I haven't bothered to find out how far the plates will adjust. That said, when I saw your post, I went out to look at the car, and I wouldn't be surprised if they do allow a lot of adjustment. The limiting factor for most camber plates is the small size of the opening in the fender where the strut nut hits the edge of the opening at the limit of travel. The Steeda plate positions the strut nut low enough that it might actually fit under the edge of the opening. That would allow more movement than other plates. I can't confirm it but it looks that way. Besides, I doubt that Steeda would claim that range of movement if the plates couldn't deliver.
 
I know the Vorshlag plates can adjust for caster and have a larger bearing system compared to MM and have a wider range of negative camber adjustability from what is advertised. I have steeda on my car and I only chose them due to the advertised range they offered. I am running -2.9 up front on my 18 gt and the car turns amazing but it is still early on to have input on tire wear. I know with out plates and factoryish suggestions on front alignment I wore the outside off the factory 4S tires that came with the car...
 
Question: I want to switch between Street and Track on the Camber because the Tire wear using the Track Camber settings.

I had my new tires installed and Ford set the Camber to the Street setting and now the car has no front grip (con) no Tram-lining (Pro)

I want something easy to set track side.
Some of the Brands I am looking at... Any Thoughts, Suggestions or comments?

How are Pedders Adjustable Camber Plates $225.86 AM Price
Maximum Motorsports Caster Camber Plates $247.00 AM Price
J&M Caster Camber Plates $229.87 AM Price
2015-2019 Shelby Caster Camber Plates $259.00
 

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Question: I want to switch between Street and Track on the Camber because the Tire wear using the Track Camber settings.

I had my new tires installed and Ford set the Camber to the Street setting and now the car has no front grip (con) no Tram-lining (Pro)

I want something easy to set track side.
Some of the Brands I am looking at... Any Thoughts, Suggestions or comments?

How are Pedders Adjustable Camber Plates $225.86 AM Price
Maximum Motorsports Caster Camber Plates $247.00 AM Price
J&M Caster Camber Plates $229.87 AM Price
2015-2019 Shelby Caster Camber Plates $259.00

I drive my car with -2.5 on the front all the time and there is no issue with tire wear from the camber and I don't find it nibbles aka tramlines at all. I often think these two things are more a tire issue than a camber issue.

I had a bad experience with MM's support of their camber plates and would not recommend them for that reason. A bolt in the mounting plate snapped at far less than their specified torque and they got all bent about it, blamed me, my (brand new high quality) torque wrench, and ended up charging me money to ship a new plate. Ended up costing me way more in money and aggravation than it should have. I am not the only one that has had this bolt problem.
 

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I think the tramlining could have a lot to do with the tire, as much as increased camber. Pretty common with the DOT competition tires ( R7s, BFG gforce R1s, Toyo RRS ) to have this issue, and with the ones that are suggested as possible street use rubber , also, ( PSC2s, Goodyear F1 Supercar 3, Trofeos, etc. ) it seems fairly common to have issues on slightly rutted roads even without a camber adjustment.

I imagine Ford Performance will come out with the GT 350R Camber Plates in the coming months, but with the low volume on the R, it is likely the supplier is not making a bunch of extras at present. Give it another 6 months and we may see a supply increase , as well as some discounts, imho.

Note; Tramlining is often not noticeable with the R7s, Gforce R1s, and Toyo RRs , because folks generally only drive them on the track.
 
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I drive my car with -2.5 on the front all the time and there is no issue with tire wear from the camber and I don't find it nibbles aka tramlines at all. I often think these two things are more a tire issue than a camber issue.

I had a bad experience with MM's support of their camber plates and would not recommend them for that reason. A bolt in the mounting plate snapped at far less than their specified torque and they got all bent about it, blamed me, my (brand new high quality) torque wrench, and ended up charging me money to ship a new plate. Ended up costing me way more in money and aggravation than it should have. I am not the only one that has had this bolt problem.

I had one snap also. Not even close to the torque required. Paid for new one.
 
I've had a different experience. I replaced the SC2's with PS4S tires and the tramlining is non-existent for me, and that's with Vorshlag plates and -2.5 camber up front. I guess YMMV.
 
Those are all great options but I'd look for the new CC plates that come with the 2019 GT350R. They have adjustable spacers that allow you to make precise adjustments for both street and track. The added cost will easily be made up in saving money from alignments. Not sure of the part number.

I had the dealer install my 2019 GT350R camber plates (or adjustable strut mounts as they call them) and everything seemed fine. But I had my car aligned for the track, and the shop said the right side couldn't go above -1.8deg camber and the caster was a full degree below stock (and caster in not supposed to be adjustable). The left side got up to -2.2deg camber and was at stock caster.

I don't have any specs on what neg. camber these plates should be able to achieve, but the two sides being so different is very odd. And even odder is the caster reading they got.

As I'm writing this I'm realizing I should just take my car to a different shop and ask them to look at/align it. I don't have a readout of the alignment after delivery, but I'll bet the caster was at least correct. Maybe they're just doing something weird. I'm thinking about buying Vorshlag plates, but I'd rather just use the plates that came with the car if I can get them in spec.

Anybody know how they could have messed up the caster when it's not supposed to be adjustable? And anyone know the theoretical camber limits of the plates?
 
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Hmmm... It sounds like one of the plates is installed wrong. They have three mounting studs, so if it's like the aftermarket units that only go in one way, it could be rotated 120 degrees out of line, which would produce the symptoms you're reporting.
 

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I had the dealer install my 2019 GT350R camber plates (or adjustable strut mounts as they call them) and everything seemed fine. But I had my car aligned for the track, and the shop said the right side couldn't go above -1.8deg camber and the caster was a full degree below stock (and caster in not supposed to be adjustable). The left side got up to -2.2deg camber and was at stock caster.

120 out sounds right...or wrong.
Woodhouse installed the plates on my GT350R. The tech called me, twice actually to make sure the front end was aligned as i wanted. He set camber at 2.5 on both sides, Caster at stock. He thought there maybe another 1/2 to full degree left.
 
I think the new plates are around $760 for the pair, I’ll dig up the part numbers. I was hoping Ford Performance was going to offer them to owners of older cars but sounds like that’s not on the radar
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List is $428 each...they are online for about 265-280 each.

We will check to see what kind of pricing we can get but have some on order anyway to see them in person.
 

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