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      01-22-2016, 01:31 AM   #1
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Vorshlag's prototype F22 camber plate - ready for testing

A little sneak preview for you guys on the new Vorshlag Camber Plates for your F2x F3x and F8x.



The tricky part was keeping the stack-up height of the camber plate + perch + radial bearing at the stock height, so the car isn't raised or lowered.

Vorhlag never made a camber plate + perch this short, but the new BMW top mounts are all going to this super short stack.

The new assembly uses a unique radial bearing and assembly procedure that lowers the stack up height of our assembly by nearly 40%. Very exciting - nobody else is doing this design as short or with a proper steel, sealed radial bearing for the spring perch. Other designs we've seen use a plastic radial bearing which has a very short lifespan. The spherical is in the upper bearing holder and allows the shaft to pivot relative to the plate. The spring pivots against the perch, just like the OEM top mount design BMW uses now. The large diameter billet upper spring perch fits the stock spring and also allows for re-using the factory rubber isolator above the spring.

Vorshlag will be installing these on a new M235i next week and then give him a few weeks of street and track driving before we finalize the designs and make a production run of CNC parts. Luckily there's no laser cut or other outside pieces they need, so they can machine this 100% in-house - no delays.
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