Which Type of Camber Compensator (Redux w/Pics)

GTman

I know that the issue of camber compensators for swing axle speedsters has been beat to death.

However, in deciding to install one on my swing axle Vintage I came across a thread where the owner was complaining that their installation of a they purchased camber compesator resulting in raising the rear ride height and reducing the negative camber.

I thought about this undersired result when looking at the camber compensator that I was comtemplating (in the first picture), and had difficulty understanding how this could be so. In fact, if anything, I thought installing this type of camber compesator could actually force the swing arms up alittle, thus possibly lowering the rear end height and increasing negative camber. In fact I also read that having a camber compensator installed could cause the car to squat alittle more (than without one) under clutch release (off the line) acceleration.

Then I came across the other type of camber compensator (in the second picture). After viewing this type of camber compensator I thought that yes, installing this type of camber compensator could potentially raise the rear ride height (as a result of the hoops pulling the swing axles downward). A result that I'm not looking for.

My understanding is that the main purpose of the camber compensator very simply is to keep the swing arms and respective wheels from moving downwards during turns and tucking inwardly losing traction. With this in mind, the design of the first type of camber compensator seems to have this purpose covered without the hoops and with the upwardly directed beam ends.

I don't understand the purpose of the axle hoops of the second type of camber compensator. It seems that this feature could only operate to move attached swing axle downward. Which if I understand it correctly is not a good thing.

Any input on what type of camber compensator people are running (the first type in picture 1 or the second type in picture 2) on their speedsters would be greatly appreciated. Also, if there is something that I am missing regarding the benefits of the second type of camber compensator please help me understand, as I want to the correct decision in which one to buy and install.

Thanks in advance, Grant

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3/16/136:31 PM

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Christian

I can tell you why the second one is better.

I have had both.

The first one you have shown would bind when I went in or out of my angled driveway. It would bind so much that it would physically get wedged between my rear shock. It wedged so bad that it created one side of the rear to be higher than the front. Then it eventually punctured the shock it was wedged against forcing me to get a new one.

The second one straps on so that it doesn't bind and move. This one is from CB and light years better than the first.

NEITHER of them caused my rear end to raise up (with the exception of the first one which only did so when it binded and fooooooked up my shock).

I would have spelled out fu@ked, but this site is child friendly and has silly blocks on curse words (cause you know how children drive speedsters)

3/16/1310:19 PM

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Lane AndersonMt. Pleasant, SC Supporting Member

I have had the CB compensator on my car for almost 7 years without issues.

3/17/135:12 AM

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Al Gallo

I have the second one as well on my speedster. It did raise the rear end about an inch and caused the rear wheels to become neutral, camber wise. It did ,however, contact my left shock causing a dent in it. The right shock was fine. I don't know exactly why because it is centered on the bottom of the transmission and there is no way to slide it to the right. I've had it on and off a few times and really don't see much difference. Then again, I don't race or auto cross either.

3/17/136:32 AM

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