I learned the hard way yesterday, while working on this project, that you're not supposed to use an impact drill on the harbor freight ball joint separator LOL.... BANG
FYI FM @3:50 you are stating orientation backwards, if you install the bushing as you stated it will move the upright inward and actually have less camber than stock. Thick side goes outward from center of car to add negative camber. One of my fellow instructors installed them backwards based on this video and has to pay for two alignments due to this now.
@CameronFreeman-kd1tc You have this backwards - the upper bushing needs to be installed with that mark facing outwards as Brandon explains. If you install the "thick" side of the upper bushing facing outwards, it will negate some of the camber gain these bushings offer.
@@CameronFreeman-kd1tc At the 3:50 mark you mentioned, Brandon is holding the upper bushing (the larger of the two), not the lower bushing (the smaller of the two). However, you are correct in saying that the lower bushing should be installed with the "thick" part facing outwards.
so these can't be adjusted after being installed... so if I wanted at street/track set up, would the factory cam bolts have enough range to get a reasonable camber angle for daily driving? If if the car is dropped maybe 3/4" to 1" and I set these bushings to max camber, could I use the factory cam bolts to bring the camber angle back to setting that won't wear out my tires during daily driving?
Camber plates only work on strut suspension, where the angle of the strut is used to determine camber. The double wishbone or multilink suspensions used on Miatas don't work that way; there are no camber plates.
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I learned the hard way yesterday, while working on this project, that you're not supposed to use an impact drill on the harbor freight ball joint separator LOL.... BANG
FYI FM @3:50 you are stating orientation backwards, if you install the bushing as you stated it will move the upright inward and actually have less camber than stock. Thick side goes outward from center of car to add negative camber. One of my fellow instructors installed them backwards based on this video and has to pay for two alignments due to this now.
@CameronFreeman-kd1tc You have this backwards - the upper bushing needs to be installed with that mark facing outwards as Brandon explains. If you install the "thick" side of the upper bushing facing outwards, it will negate some of the camber gain these bushings offer.
@@FlyinMiataVideo we're talking about the lower bushing, as that is what he was holding when describing the orientation.
@@CameronFreeman-kd1tc At the 3:50 mark you mentioned, Brandon is holding the upper bushing (the larger of the two), not the lower bushing (the smaller of the two). However, you are correct in saying that the lower bushing should be installed with the "thick" part facing outwards.
We've edited the video to correct the segment you mentioned. Thanks for catching that and sorry for the confusion.
so these can't be adjusted after being installed... so if I wanted at street/track set up, would the factory cam bolts have enough range to get a reasonable camber angle for daily driving? If if the car is dropped maybe 3/4" to 1" and I set these bushings to max camber, could I use the factory cam bolts to bring the camber angle back to setting that won't wear out my tires during daily driving?
These are just the Karcepts bushings or your own brand?
These are ours.
@FlyinMiataVideo what about camber plates? Why not using the plates instead of bushings?
Camber plates only work on strut suspension, where the angle of the strut is used to determine camber. The double wishbone or multilink suspensions used on Miatas don't work that way; there are no camber plates.
@@FlyinMiataVideo yeah, thank you for the answer. 2-arm suspension is a bit limited here.
Need more Mike Usrey videos, Brandon’s cool too though 😅
How are these different from the karcept version?
We're not familiar enough with their product to be able to give a fair comparison.
The Karcepts bushings are for the upper control arms, not the steering knuckles. Same eccentric type deal though.
do they have for na mia
We have extended lower ball joints for the NA.