Wondering if anyone here has built there own camber compensator, coz frankly, I don't feel like throwing $100 at an importer for a nasty cheap soft bar. I've heard others have used leaf springs and rod ends.
Love to see some pics, diagrams ideas, etc.
DIY Camber compensator - who's done it? what did you do?
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petew
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Re: DIY Camber compensator - who's done it? what did you do?
Hi Mate, camber compensators are not necessary if you up grade to 25 or 26mm torsion bars.
if you must stay with the stock 22mm t/b's the stock z bar outperforms any 'camber compensator', but you need to make it work full time by fitting suitable tubing to the drop links to take the free play out of the system. i used to replace the stock drops with full threaded studding to make it adjustable with different ride heights, but then testing and feed back from other drivers confirmed the larger torsion bars to be better, read that as quicker, i would not go over 26mm for street use, but some drivers run 29 or 30mm on race tracks, as i said, these are very harsh and make for snap oversteer. this info is for swing axle only and not IRS, IRS doesn't like to be to stiff. best regards BBB.
if you must stay with the stock 22mm t/b's the stock z bar outperforms any 'camber compensator', but you need to make it work full time by fitting suitable tubing to the drop links to take the free play out of the system. i used to replace the stock drops with full threaded studding to make it adjustable with different ride heights, but then testing and feed back from other drivers confirmed the larger torsion bars to be better, read that as quicker, i would not go over 26mm for street use, but some drivers run 29 or 30mm on race tracks, as i said, these are very harsh and make for snap oversteer. this info is for swing axle only and not IRS, IRS doesn't like to be to stiff. best regards BBB.
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Re: DIY Camber compensator - who's done it? what did you do?
Here is what I did (see link), I started with an OG Sway A Way CC that I had from years ago but switched to an IRS car before it could be used.
I have used a 1.75" tube ballast clamp, a 1/2" female rod end attached to what is left of my stock Jeep sway bar end link (a normal rod end would work as well).
Then I have an L shaped bracket attached to the CC to bolt the link to. My plan to get extra stiffness if needed is to purchase another CC of the same style and double up the leaf spring. If all of this still leaves me needing more I will explore using leaf springs from a small pickup such as a Chevy S10 as my brother has loads of these around from his mini truck days. The zinc coated link is to my z bar to make it constantly active as well. Hopefully both of these will help reduce the jacking/axle tucking that takes place, if not I'll throw some limit straps on it or some other method to limit the down travel.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1103472.jpg
I have used a 1.75" tube ballast clamp, a 1/2" female rod end attached to what is left of my stock Jeep sway bar end link (a normal rod end would work as well).
Then I have an L shaped bracket attached to the CC to bolt the link to. My plan to get extra stiffness if needed is to purchase another CC of the same style and double up the leaf spring. If all of this still leaves me needing more I will explore using leaf springs from a small pickup such as a Chevy S10 as my brother has loads of these around from his mini truck days. The zinc coated link is to my z bar to make it constantly active as well. Hopefully both of these will help reduce the jacking/axle tucking that takes place, if not I'll throw some limit straps on it or some other method to limit the down travel.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1103472.jpg
