cambered rear end..

I have a cambered rear end from a Camaro setup for track use..

The shop, that my car is in, recommends not using it for a street application because they are betting that its ging to wear bearings and parts out quickly...


Anybody have any experience with them?

Maybe the Nomex Lady can answer that one for you, hers is cambered. I know Herb Adams use to recommend it on earlier model F-body's.

Hmm, well the guy that I got it off from says as long as it properly setup by experienced people, it should be no problem running it on the street.

here are some pics.. showing the camber, and some mods to mounts for you viewing pleasure

http://home.attbi.com/~ynnek8883/cambered10bolt/cambered10bolt.html

I found the old Herb Adams book. He said:

The splined connection between the axle shafts and the differential side gears allows for this much misalignment, so there are really no structural or durability problems associated with this modification."

It's really easy to do. Just pull the axles, take a hacksaw and cut almost through the axle tube from the top right next to the differential. Just bend the tubes upward till they close the gap made by the blade. Arc weld it back starting from the bottom of the tube to the top on both sides. Voila!

Indeed, I run a Matt Adams cambered 10 bolt. Runs fine on the street, it has been about three years.

So what amount of camber is recommended on the rear end? What kind of power are you guys making with your cambered 10 bolts? I know for drag racing, it is easy to break a 10 bolt, but how about autocross? Are the 10 bolts strong enough to run with all bolt on's in M6 cambered? Is all the modification necessary to camber the rear just notching the axle tubes at the center housing?

Cutting the tubes like I described above, get's you about a degree of negative camber. As long as you have a good weld where it was cut, it should be as strong or stronger than the original.

And when you're talking about breaking the rearend, it's never the tubes.

Originally posted by Lady in Nomex
Indeed, I run a Matt Adams cambered 10 bolt. Runs fine on the street, it has been about three years.


Thanks for the info.. The shop my car is at never seen one before and was skeptical that it would survive on the street. But if you and Richard attest that it survives, I guess I'm going to have to find a higher end shop that has experience with them.