Caster plates needed?
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Staging Lane
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Caster plates needed? Basically i'm tryna replace my front and rear struts and shocks. Im going with qa1 single adjustable coilovers in front and probably bilstein stuts and shocks in the rear. I just wasnt sure if I needed new camber caster plates up front for the qa1 shocks, and if I also need reloaction brackets for the rear? Anything else i might need? My car got 83000 miles on it, 1998 z28 camaro. I just want to make sure I have all the right parts for the install. Everything on the car is proabably stock!!!!
The caster is adjusted on the 4th gen cars by moving the rear adjustment point on the LOWER control arm. The upper control arms are "fixed". However, due to the location of that lower a-arm's adjustment bolt, it's subject to moisture and crud, which causes the bolt to rust within the steel sleeve in the bushing. Then the bolt has to be cut and replaced, along with a new bushing installed.
Given what you're doing, I'd consider replacing that bushing as part of the job, especially if it's original to the car.
Given what you're doing, I'd consider replacing that bushing as part of the job, especially if it's original to the car.
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Staging Lane
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So bushings would be all I need to complete an install of coil overs? This also might sound dumb but do the rear also have bushings? Where can i find a complete set of bushings? Would I need 4? 1 for each corner? Also, so I don't need caster plates? Lastly, does the rear require relocation brackets? Where is like the best place to find the smaller parts like bushings, relocation brackets, and whatever else I might neeed? What bout ball joints?
Last edited by Bakir Bakir; Oct 28, 2019 at 03:22 PM.
