Saturday, April 27, 2013

CB Performance Camber Compensator

I stumbled upon this item while looking for various VW Air-cooled Bug parts. (Will my chassis ever stop needing repairs?)  In theory it makes turns a whole lot better. You don't feel like you're going to tip over.  In my case the extra weight on the back axle seems to make turns worse. I usually have to slow way down before I take a turn.


It looked pretty simple to install, the straps on the end attach to the axles, and the plate in the middle attaches to the bottom of the transaxle.  I read on a critique that someone said it was a pain in the @## to get this on.  I decided I would take the middle plate off first just to make sure it fit my transaxle.  Good thing I did, it was about 1/16 of an inch off, I needed to grind down forks on the inside.

I spent probably about 45 minutes going back and forth from the grinder to underneath the car to make sure it fit.  Another small problem was the Butt Sag bar was sitting in the way.  So I loosened that up to make room.  The plate in the middle uses the existing bottom bolts from the transaxle.  To install I first attached one side, then the middle then the other side.

Eventually I took a short 5 mile drive and was very impressed.  I felt like I could take corners at the normal speed I'd take my Pruis at.  I'd highly recommend anyone get this, as long as they have a grinder to make the necessary adjustments.
The only negative comment I can make is this plate covers your lower transaxle drain plug.

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