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m5 guy · 09-26-2016, 07:04 PM

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The oem camber control arms came in yesterday. The e70 does not have adjustable front camber and the aftermarket does not provide a solution that I'm aware of so I went with these. They are good for -30, which is -.5 of a degree. While that's not much, it should help out with both cornering and outside tire wear, which the e70's are known for.

The arms:

[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...pse5508670.jpg[/IMG]

Here you can see where the difference is between the types of arms. Notice how the ball joint is not at the top of the arm's curve anymore:

[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps82f09393.jpg[/IMG]

Vs the regular oem one:

[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps67b4f165.jpg[/IMG]

One more of the cambered arm:

[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps8ba628a5.jpg[/IMG]

Now that I have all of the suspension components for the build the install can proceed. Looking at maybe two weeks from now. Just waiting for my friend to have some free time as he is the professional mechanic not me lol...

Sorry to bump this but maybe you can help me a little?

So I had my alignment done from shop that specialises in only alignment/geometry stuff only.

We dialled in the best ride height for good tyre wear and decent ride height.

Here's how it looks.

[img]http://www.bladeice.com/wp-content/u...9/geometry.png[/img]

So as you can see the right side front camber is way off vs the left side. They suggest I need 40' more on that upper arm.

Which upper arm would I need? They said it only needed it one side, is that OK to do?

Yeah it's okay to do. You could probably just get the positive upper arm and be alright. It's only .5 of a degree positive though.

The real question however is which component is bent? A lower arm, frame, bad bushing, etc. the upper camber arms are more of band aid solution. It still wouldn't solve whatever the real problem is. So it would fix your alignment, but hide the real issue if that makes sense.