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[Nickevo3]

evo 1/2/3 Kmac stage 2 camber/castor race/street top plates near new

 

SUIT EVO 1/2/3 and GSR

 

Used for 1 track day then sold car

payed 520 new only a few months ago

gives castor/camber which is a must for a good turn in

 

comes with box,plates, all bolts 

will suit any coilover even stock shocks

 

$350

Located Vic but can send

 

Edited by Nickevo3, 22 April 2015 - 11:53 AM.

[Evo-00x]

They are awesome!!!

I had a set of those exact ones and they give you the most camber and castor ever! Even George (Dougmo) had a set.

Only reason why I sold mine is because I bought a set of BC coilovers which came with their own camber tops, but they have nothing on the KMac adjustability.

Those K-Mas have infinite adjustability anywhere within the strut top. Max castor!!!

[Dave_GSR1.8]

If you already have whiteline castor and anti dive bushes and camber bolts fitted are these still worth doing (can you have too much castor and/or camber)?

Edited by Dave_GSR1.8, 15 May 2015 - 08:08 AM.

[jack be nimble]

Hard to get enough castor without pushing the wheels into the front bumper. More castor gives more neg camber when turned and doesnt affect straight line neg camber. If you have more castor, then you can reduce neg camber to get better straght line traction. Also stops you wearing out the inside corners of tyres on the street.
Compare out castor figures to a newish commodore and you see we have a bit to go

[Evo-00x]

You want as much castor as you can get. These tops add even more castor on top of the Whiteline castor bushes (which the bushes don't really add that much anyway).

Camber depends on a lot of things, but just note that these KMac strut tops have virtually any adjustability within the tower. They can be set at any degree to suit whatever race track, whatever wheels, whatever specs you want.

I still have a scanned copy of the instructions from when I had mine. I've included them in this post for any prospective buyers.

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Edited by EVO-00X, 15 May 2015 - 09:46 AM.

[Dave_GSR1.8]

Hmm... my outstanding mods list is not getting any smaller...

 

So, a few queries;

 

- if I were to buy these (hypothetically), could I throw away the camber bolts and just use these to set static camber?

- probably a dumb question but are the bolts that mount them to the strut tower long enough to cater for a strut brace?

- what is the difference between these ones on the K-MAC website

 

Lancer EVO 2-3,CC, GSR (2 Bolt strut top - 143mm C's)

'92-'95

#520916 J 1/2/3

$380- pair

Lancer EVO 1, CA, CB (2 Bolt strut top-153mm C's)

9/88-8/92

#520616 J 1/2/3

$380- pair

 

 

and the ones advertised here ?

Edited by Dave_GSR1.8, 15 May 2015 - 10:26 PM.

[Evo-00x]

1. Yes, you can do away with those silly camber bolts at the bottom of the struts where the hub is. Those things always go out of position every time you undo the bolts.

The design of the KMac Strut Tops makes them provide more camber than any other strut top on the market because of their design to place the strut centre anywhere within the strut tower..

 

2. Yes they are long enough for a strut brace as I had a Whiteline strut brace on mine when I used the Kmac tops. I have attached pic.

 

3. I am not sure about why they put EVO 1 with the CA/CB Lancers.. EVO 1 has the same strut tops as EVO 2-3.

But its the EVO 1 strut that is different to EVO 2/3 due to positioning of the lower control arms and front sway bar links, but it has no bearing on the strut tops.

 

When not installed the Kmac's are fiddly and appear quite convoluted in design as there are many pieces. But once in you put them in and drop the weight of the car onto them they compress and you can then knock them into the position you want to set them at. Mine were knocked about a bit in the slots made to stick a screwdriver in and change camber quickly when at a racetrack. Honestly, there is no better camber top out there that provides total adjustability like these. Kmac have the patent. If I ever was seriously considering racing a car on several different tracks where I would need to change the suspension setup, these Kmacs would be the ideal choice.

 

Geez, Im practically selling these Kmacs for the OP without him saying a word lol

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Edited by EVO-00X, 16 May 2015 - 01:10 PM.

[Nickevo3]

Those 380 ones are stage 1 which are a bit different and give a little less adjustment hence the price.

Camber bolts are one of the worse suspension mods you could do as they don't lock half the time and can change position whilst driving.

Edited by Nickevo3, 16 May 2015 - 03:53 PM.

[Cranked]

Commission.....

[Evo-00x]

Aahh yeah Nick, yours have the rectangle hole in the top, mine had the circle hole.

Yours still give heaps of adjustment - more than most camber tops you get with coilovers.

[Dave_GSR1.8]

I'd buy'em except... have to get decent tyres, pick up my seats, fit the WB and fix the clutch pedal mount, got plenty on the go at the moment... and no budget left... if they are still here in a month or so, after tax return time...

[BMGTZ]

Offered 350 posted to wa. Op said he will enjoy cutting them up before selling them to me at that price. So bump for him to sell his second hand strut tops .....That are the almost same price as a new kit in stage one.  Stage three offers a bit more adjustment...but on ebay are only 480.00.

 

 

GOOD luck with sale (sensored)

Edited by leadfoot, 23 May 2015 - 01:52 PM.