[W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit

[stefansj at canisius.edu]

The best (maybe the only) company that makes the kit is called Kmac and they 
are manufactured in Australia. You can check out there site at kmac.com , pretty  
cool stuff. 

-Jas

---- Original message ----

>Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:27:47 -0700

>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com (on behalf of "Ernie Stephens" 

<stevetsg at msn.com>)

>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit  

>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>

>   Mike,

>   I'm really not sure what tool they were talking

>   about but I expect to know soon for I just received

>   an email telling me that the kit has been shipped

>   from New York.  I noticed on the shipping directions

>   that it might  take 10 days if they had to order it

>   from the Australian warehouse . . . .  I wonder if

>   that means that the manufacturer is Australian?

>   Ernie

>

>     ----- Original Message -----

>     From: Mike Kelly

>     To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'

>     Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:45 PM

>     Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit

>

>     Ernie, the tool is a puller to remove the old

>     bushes, if I remember correctly. I didn't study

>     the process in depth at all because my coupe was

>     having the rear guards widened and I had to get

>     the wheels straightened up without delay, so the

>     body man knew what to work to. He took the coupe

>     to the alignment shop and I just paid.

>

>     AU$313.00 for the camber kit from the makers in

>     Sydney and AU$480.00 to fit it and align.

>

>     I would be surprised if an aligner worth his salt

>     would need any other tools.

>

>     Mike K

>

>      

>

>     From: Ernie Stephens [mailto:stevetsg at msn.com]

>     Sent: Friday, 26 February 2010 2:42 PM

>     To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>     Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit

>

>      

>

>     Thanks for the info Mike. I was quoted $700 to

>     install the kit and align the wheels. I know that

>     they are planning on buying a spanner wrench or

>     some thing like that for the job; I wondering if

>     the removal tool that you mention is the tool that

>     they were talking about?  If it is, maybe they can

>     revise the estimate accordingly otherwise it is

>     nearly $1,000 for the alignment! I think that I

>     have expensive taste.

>

>     Ernie

>

>       ----- Original Message -----

>

>       From: Mike Kelly

>

>       To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'

>

>       Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:59 PM

>

>       Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit

>

>        

>

>       Ernie,

>

>       I had it installed by the wheel aligners because

>       it was in the body shop having the guards

>       widened [amongst other things] and I wanted the

>       rear alignment setup accurately.

>

>       The kit comes with a removal tool to get the old

>       bits out.

>

>       Mike K

>

>        

>

>       From: Ernie Stephens [mailto:stevetsg at msn.com]

>       Sent: Friday, 26 February 2010 9:23 AM

>       To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>       Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment kit

>

>        

>

>       Mike,

>

>       Did you have the kit installed or did you do it

>       yourself?

>

>       Ernie

>

>       Eagle, Idaho USA

>

>         ----- Original Message -----

>

>         From: Mike Kelly

>

>         To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'

>

>         Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 3:27 PM

>

>         Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment

>         kit

>

>          

>

>         That's the kit I have in my '89 560SEC and it

>         works a treat.

>

>         Mike K

>

>         Adelaide South Australia

>

>          

>

>         From: Ernie Stephens [mailto:stevetsg at msn.com]

>         Sent: Friday, 26 February 2010 7:51 AM

>         To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>         Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment

>         kit

>

>          

>

>         Markus,

>

>         I just ordered the camber kit from Import Auto

>         Performance; I couldn't find a better source

>         so thank you again, I really do appreciate

>         your input.

>

>         Ernie

>

>          

>

>           ----- Original Message -----

>

>           From: Markus Meyer

>

>           To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

>

>           Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:57 PM

>

>           Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Camber adjustment

>           kit

>

>            

>

>           I'd search on google.  Here is one I found:

>

>            

>

>           http://spccamberkit.com/product.php?

productid=41973&cat=0&page=1

>

>           On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Ernie

>           Stephens <stevetsg at msn.com> wrote:

>

>           I just got a call from the alignment shop

>           and they are looking for a camber adjustment

>           kit for my 87 560SEC.  If anybody has a

>           source for this kit I would appreciate that

>           info.

>

>           Thanks,

>

>           Ernie

>

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