[W126 Coupe] K-MAC...

[Steve Nervig]

On Jul 28, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Jon Pridham wrote:


> Hi Everybody,

>

> Does anybody have any info on the K-Mac camber/caster kits?

>

> I'm about to buy the front and rear kit, and wanted to know what  

> opinions there are out there for the front and rear before going  

> ahead.

>

> Thanks

>

> Jon

>

> 560 SEC

> 560 SEL


I'll re-copy what I mentioned a couple of years ago...

K-MAC is an Australian outfit that supplies rear (and front) camber  
and toe adjustment kits.

You can install them (they are adjustable eccentric bushings)  
yourself, but you really need someone who REALLY knows what they are  
doing to get a baseline and then adjust them. I am told you need a  
factory tool to properly measure the 'ride height' on the rear end  
before you can calculate the correct camber for the rear. It can not  
just be adjusted to some chart.

This is the best way to clear up the eventual sag that our rear ends  
take - by sag I mean the pronounced negative camber at the rear that  
tends to wear the inside of your expensive wide tires.

I think the W124 Sportline suspension rear camber amplifies the  
problem because while the springs are shorter than stock W124s, the  
rear camber links are the same part number. That's my theory anyway.

My suspension was really wearing the insides of my tires. So I had the  
K-Mac installed on my 300CE Sportline. Then my Master suspension man  
was able to do the 4 wheel alignment properly, and he got everything  
nearly dead nuts in the middle of the spec range, front and rear, side  
to side - something that no one else was able to do. He took a day and  
a half to carefully do this.

If you google K-MAC you'll find their website. An outfit here in the  
States sells the kits (www.shox.com) for less than 2/3s of the retail  
cost.

Regards,
Steve
1992 300CE Sportline
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