^He has the street version. Real nice guy, I was emailing him yesterday about them

 

I think its the street based on the top/mount (non solid bearing), but I don't know for sure. Here are a couple of pics.

 

I just picked these up from fireroasted for my GTWorx/HD setup. I'll report how it all goes together...

Thanks FR!

 

^ Any updates?

bump'n an old thread

 

Running about -2.7* camber and 5* caster with mine. I recommend loctite on the top nut since it's not of the lock variety like the stock nut. Mine came loose and I was chasing a noise for a while. Thanks for my new cat Aby!

 

very interesting part

 

I've had these (cushioned version) on my Car for just over a year now and they're great. Caster is at 5 degrees and they are completely silent, easily one of the best $100 mods you can do.

 

I've got about the same result running the 'street' plates w/ polyester bushings.

Set-up -> Noltec plates dumped all the way in and back, GTWorx / HDs, -1deg camber bolt position, offset PSRS, RCK = -2.7* camber & 5.4* caster.

Notes:
- There's only a little more NVH above the PSRS.
- Front grip was HUGELY improved by adding the camber to my setup.
- Bumpsteer is significantly more noticeable though not really bad. At some point I'll measure it. I did install the Whiteline steering rack bushings and noticed no improvement.
- With the camber bolt in the -1 position and plate all the way in, the inside of the spring is >< this close to the inner fender well, but doesn't touch.
- I hate that the plates use smaller than stock strut tower bolts, in a unique sizes to the car (1/2" for tower nuts, 1" for damper shaft). Now I get to carry around more tools for this one part .
- So far, with some mild jumping and four days at Laguna nothing has slipped nor come loose.
- Over all, for $100, these can't be beat. I stripped and re-ano'd the blue plates black. At some point I'll tap the plates for bigger stock size studs, and mill the damper nut down to 24mm.

 

Nimpoc,

do you know the size/length of the stock studs for the tophats? Are they a std size on the splined portion as well ?

Just asking as I was going to have Paranoid Fabrications make 1/2 to 3/4 " top hat spacers to gain back a little height on the front from the Swift Spec-r's and also get into better geometry on the steering arms.

 

I'm on vacation so I can't measure them for you, sorry. The stock parts are for sure too short to accept much of a spacer.

I forgot to mention that the Noltec's did raise the front of the car about 5mm so now the fender gap is about even front to rear with the GTWorx. That probably messes up the roll couple a bit, but then again so does the RCK, PSRS, extra caster and all the other crap I've done. Whatever the result the car is working really well at the moment so I'm stoked!

 

Picked some of these up. They shipped out wicked quick and today I got ambitious to put them on before a/x event tomorrow. Swifts Spec R (MR) w/ HDs and Dunlop ZIIs, rest of suspension is stock still.

I got the solid ones. Installed them with Noltec logo pointed out and maxed them in and back. Did a garage alignment with a fast trax alignment tool and came out to almost -4. Dialed that back to -3. And got toe as close back to 0 as I could get. Running it tomorrow, but will get on a rack soon to do it right.

I think these could be rotated so that caster is increased a bit more and I think I will still be able to get back to -3. We will see. I guess the solid versions have a little more adjustment than the polys.

 

Finally got mine on a rack today. Was only able to get 4.4deg of caster w/ -3deg of camber (bolt in -1 position). Im not really sure how to get more caster out of them. I rotated them, and couldnt get over -2 deg of camber, and really didnt feel like I was gaining caster anyways.

FWIW...These are the solid versions. They easily have -4deg of camber adjustment with the bolt flipped, but I dont seem to be able to get the caster you guys are reporting, unless all of you guys are running the PSRS. Suggestions?

I'll probably do the PSRS this winter with the rest of the bushings, just curious if there is something Im missing.