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Perry Simpkins asked me the same question today when he saw them. He has the same problem in his enclosed trailer...been crawling out the window for years lol. I got mine online, but can't recall the vendor. These on ebay look identical to the ones I have... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Automotive-C...270181&vxp=mtr

Edit: I just bought Perry a set for his car. He does a ton of free stuff for me anyway...besides, I sometimes load his car in the trailer lol.

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Back from alignment. Alan could not do much with camber on this car...said even with camber kits it would still be far away from where he would like to see it. I'll make the first pass in it before handing it off to Kenny to ensure it doesnt act squirrelly at speed.

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I've got the same issue with my convertible street car even with caster camber plates. It drives fine, though. My race car is a hatchback, and doesn't have that problem.

I don't know if it's legal, but you may want to get a bolt on strut tower brace. It may help.

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I can't find any wording in the rule book that would prohibit a strut tower brace. I wonder if it could be used to correct a camber problem, or would it just prevent further movement? I'm thinking a mix of camber plates and those offset camber adjustment bolts would bring it into spec...no idea if it would be worth doing tho.

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There is a real simple fix for your problem. If you could call me at 12 CST iam at lunch and can give you the details.

Kirk 210-887-3331

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I think the brace is a necessity for the convertible, and you could make the case with any rational tech inspector that it needs to be there. You would have to get the car off the ground and probably use a jack and piece of pipe to push out the towers a bit to get the brace to fit. Once installed, the towers shouldn't move inward any more or at least not as much.

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When I lowered my '87 (if lowering is the cause of your problem), I had to slot the holes that the plates mount on to get the camber.

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No doubt the car is lower with those 4-cylinder front springs not to mention all the wear and tear on the street all those years...these cars are made of nothing. I don't have the experience with them to say one way or another what the effect will be on the track. If its negligible I will put it out of mind and concentrate on other areas.

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Convertibles had an upper tower brace and also a lower brace, from the front of the crossmember to the radiator frame.

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I had seen it mentioned somewhere that a tower brace was optional from the factory on these cars, but I have never seen one myself. That lower X-brace you mentioned would have little to no effect on camber in my opinion...just not located to be of any value in that area.