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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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Ive have a mooch on Evil bay and google Ect but to no avail . Any one have any contacts ?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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try this guy on the sierra forum i had mine off him for my 4i
http://forum.fordsierraclub.co.uk/vi...+shims#p612480
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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Cheers for you help boys , Ive pm'd him cos 4X4 . Anyone know in the shims on RB are sold seperatly or as a pair. The site isn't very helpful and theres not much info on them .
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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Ebay Mate , just got a set of camber shims off there.

Be interesting to see if anyone have has some before and after camber figures ??

couple of degrees?? anyone?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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He sells them in pairs mate and I think he does sell them in eBay as well
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Hi mate the shims on eBay is the same gig as the sierra forum here's the item no 110929528513
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cos 4x4
try this guy on the sierra forum i had mine off him for my 4i
http://forum.fordsierraclub.co.uk/vi...+shims#p612480
thats what i have on mine - one of the best mods ive done so far as the car handles superbly now
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Cheap n cheerful mod to what is an awful suspension design
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Camber or toe shims? Toe is the big problem that the shims give a decent improvement to for a small cost.
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Just sorted a set of camber shims from the same guy thats sellin on evilbay . is there any one that does a toe shim ¿ .
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You need to be careful as it will mean spacing 3/4 hub mounting bolts, not a lot but I am not sure if you can run the two together?
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
You need to be careful as it will mean spacing 3/4 hub mounting bolts, not a lot but I am not sure if you can run the two together?
Id imagine youd run one or the other ? toe shims or camber shims?
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Originally Posted by focus 4x4
Id imagine youd run one or the other ? toe shims or camber shims?
That's what I would have thought, but on std beams toe is the biggest problem, more important than camber. The camber shims & toe shims are probably the same anyway, just orientated in the correct plane when on the hub.
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Are these a diy job or best left to an expert,my saff is the worst handling car i have ever owned
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
That's what I would have thought, but on std beams toe is the biggest problem, more important than camber. The camber shims & toe shims are probably the same anyway, just orientated in the correct plane when on the hub.
The biggest problem with the standard beam is camber! As under load the wheels go into negative camber causeing the outside part of the tyre not to contact the road and losing grip!
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Originally Posted by dakar
Are these a diy job or best left to an expert,my saff is the worst handling car i have ever owned
DIY dead easy, but they are a very minor mod, if your car is handling poorly there are lots of other things to do first!
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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So is there any other way to counter the toe whilst runnning Std beam and arms with Camber shims ?
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