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Lucky you, because I'm doing mine right now.... IE, fixed camber plates. Well, I'm home now and tired, but hopefully I'll be finishing up tomorrow.

Yes the OEM cap fits the IE and protects the bearing from "stuff"....

What you need is item #4..... $1.48
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Now I have one for you..... The IE fixed camber plates appear to be the same part used on both sides of the car. They don't appear to made as a Left Hand or Right Hand parts. At least that's what I'm seeing and the parts aren't marked. How do your's look to you? Same part or RH & LH parts.

 

Hmmmmmm.....
The extra hole is in the aluminum housing correct? But it isn't used with the black plate correct?

The comment about the little rubber arrow...... it faces somewhat towards the front of the vehicle and on the other, somewhat towards the rear, when held in position as installed.....correct?

 

Just curious..... So have you figured out which plate goes where when you go to mount them..... since they aren't marked RH or LH?

 

Which company?

 

The plates are handed. I'm sorry but old age & fog are keeping me from remembering which is which. I don't understand why IE doe's not mark them. A great product that lacks a simple instruction. :frown2:

 

Chuck...
The R53 were handed for sure...

 

There are two oem washers you will want to transfer over to the IE unit. These protect the bearing from the spring side.

These here...


The two washers are different, so pay attention to the order they are installed.

 

Get yourself a spring compressor, beg, borrow or stee..... err rent.....
There is a lot of stored energy contained in the stock spring / strut.... It will fly....
I used a pair of handy welding clamps I have here in the shop.... They worked quite nicely.... I wouldn't buy a spring compressor, not much use for one..... But if you want to spend some money on tools.... Buy a couple of welding clamps from ViceGrip...... You will find more uses for those tools than a one time use "Spring Compressor"... Eh

 

The stack height on the IE Camber plate is 3/8" higher than OEM....

 

I guess they couldn't decide where the damper was made....

 

Make sure you get the top and bottom of the spring ends back into the rubber retainer and against the stops when you reassemble the damper assembly with the IE piece....

 

The IE camber plates do raise the front just a bit.

 

The photo compares an encasement that has settled, to one that will move upward with use; eventually the height difference will be negligible.

 

The strut was made in Poland & the white sticker was made in the UK.... :wink:

Glad you were able to defuse the bombs safely.