Camber bolt confusion

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zytariuk
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Camber bolt confusion

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Ok guys, pay close attention to this...<p>I went into Canadian Tire with the intentions in mind that i want to purchase 4 camber bolts for a 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS.<p>The guy pulls it up on the computer and it says "Camber Bolt - C$26.05". I asked a few questions to try and figure out if that's per bolt or for a pair, and he said "I don't have a clue". So I just ordered two (2)...<p>A couple days later I go in and pick them up, sure enough with my luck there was just one (1) camber bolt in each box (as showen in the picture below). No problem, I put in an order for another two (2)...<p>Image<p>
A couple days later I go in and pick them up, both boxes are both boxes are identical...so i just open one box up to make sure the right part is in there and it was the same as the first two bolts I got (I didn't check the other box).<p>So now im thinking that I got four (4) camber bolts ready to go! A few weeks go by and the day finally comes when im going to take my car in and have my struts/springs/camber bolts installed. Just before I leave the house I look inside ALL the boxes this time to make 100% sure everything is there...sure enough, the 4th box that I didn’t' check had TWO camber bolts both exactly the same in it (picture showen below).<p>Image<p>
So i take the 4th box back (thinking they just put the wrong part in the box). I explain the situation to the guy at Canadian Tire and he orders yet another one of these "Camber Bolt - C$26.05".<p>A couple days later I go in and pick them up, only to find out that yet AGAIN I get two of these camber bolts that are not the same as the bolts I got in the first 3 boxes! Since this guy doesn't seem to know what the hell he is selling, I suggest that he calls his distributor and to find out what’s the deal on these camber bolts. Cause they are obviously NOT the same (as seen in the picture below).<p>Image<p>
Well to make a long story short, I ended up keeping two of the longer camber bolts and two of the shorter camber bolts. I’m going to take my car (along with the camber bolts in-hand) into my mechanic and tell him that Canadian Tire says these two totally different camber bolts are designed for the MX-3 GS, so try em' out and see if they work in both he front/rear, just rear, and/or just front.<p>Any suggestiongs lol? If you can't tell, im VERY FRUSTRATED with this whole camber ****. Once if figure all this out, i'll update the ZX2 FAQ thread.<p>[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: zytariuk ]</p>
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Re: Camber bolt confusion

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the longer ones are the correct bolts...those other ones look like they wouldn't fit through the strut/knuckle hole and they are shorter.<p>But since I can't tell exactly how long these are, i'd suggest jacking up one end of your car, taking that wheel off and just holding the bolts up to the existing strut bolts...to see how long they are in relation.<p>It shouldn't take you long, 20 minutes tops to take wheel off, and put it back on. you might be able to do it with the car on the ground, and with the wheel cut all the way to one way, if you get down on your back and hold it up :shrug: <p>hope you get it straightened out...seems like a strange situation.
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Re: Camber bolt confusion

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Really wish i had pictures of my old ones. They didnt look like yours.
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