Reply to "Front Camber Lock"

IMHO relying only on the friction of a bolthead or nut in a slotted hole for a critical mechanism is a recipe for disaster. Racing engineer Carroll Smith agrees in his excellent book 'Design to Win'. The sheer existernce of an economic market for a camber lock argues against using such an arrangement unless an OEM locking mechanism is included. Another example of the same sort of thinking is the design of the stress-bar above our bellhousing. One CANNOT tighten the bolts enough to keep the bar from moving under load. In this case, the fix is to use a bar thats long enough to jam into the pockets at each end, thus transferring loads thru the welded pockets, not the bolts. Adjustment is now via a central left/righ-threded clevis and the bolts in their slotted holes then become the 'reastraining devices' that keeps the bar from popping out.