Adjustable front camber?

[gale]

So my son & I did new front struts & control arm bushings on his 89 535i today & I noticed a 2nd hole for the front lower control arm mount. I test fit the outer hole just for fun & noticed it significantly altered the front camber. His car is bone stock so I put it back together the way it was.

Has anyone tried setting theirs up on the outer position with a suspension mod? Just curious.

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/lower_arm1.jpg

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/lower_arm2.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

So my son & I did new front struts & control arm bushings on his 89 535i today & I noticed a 2nd hole for the front lower control arm mount. I test fit the outer hole just for fun & noticed it significantly altered the front camber. His car is bone stock so I put it back together the way it was.

Has anyone tried setting theirs up on the outer position with a suspension mod? Just curious.

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/lower_arm1.jpg

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/lower_arm2.jpg

Cool stuff.

[BigKriss]

I noticed mine like this but never tried the second position. I wonder what others have to say?

[RallyD]

that would be a huge adjustment
probably close to -3* camber
i have seen applications where people have grinded mountings out to a cam shape for adjustment, or even used smaller bolts, but the proper way to go about it would be an adjustable upper strut mount (camber plate)

[gale]

You're right, it would be a bit radical. I took a look at my 7 and sure enough, they're bolted to the outer holes. Cross-referencing the part in the ETK they use the exact same front subframes in the e32 & e34 so that explains the 2 sets of holes. The wider stance of the 7 lets them use the same part on both series with the other holes.