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      01-22-2016, 01:34 AM   #1
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Vorshlag's prototype F3x camber plate - In production

A little sneak preview for you guys on the new Vorshlag Camber Plates for your F2x F3x and F8x.



The tricky part was keeping the stack-up height of the camber plate + perch + radial bearing at the stock height, so the car isn't raised or lowered.

Vorhlag never made a camber plate + perch this short, but the new BMW top mounts are all going to this super short stack.

The new assembly uses a unique radial bearing and assembly procedure that lowers the stack up height of our assembly by nearly 40%. Very exciting - nobody else is doing this design as short or with a proper steel, sealed radial bearing for the spring perch. Other designs we've seen use a plastic radial bearing which has a very short lifespan. The spherical is in the upper bearing holder and allows the shaft to pivot relative to the plate. The spring pivots against the perch, just like the OEM top mount design BMW uses now. The large diameter billet upper spring perch fits the stock spring and also allows for re-using the factory rubber isolator above the spring.

Vorshlag will be installing these on a new M235i next week and then give him a few weeks of street and track driving before we finalize the designs and make a production run of CNC parts. Luckily there's no laser cut or other outside pieces they need, so they can machine this 100% in-house - no delays.
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Super cool! Looking forward to updates.
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How do they compare with Ground Control camber plates?
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I should be able to help with that question once I get a set
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What's a realistic release date for these?
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What's a realistic release date for these?
Probably a few months from now is my guess.
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Probably a few months from now is my guess.
Harold is right. If everything goes well with the testing I'd guess about two months. That includes a couple weeks of machining and a week of anodizing and nickle plating.

Our tester is no stranger to abusing prototypes. He knows what we need and is able to give us good feedback and can let us have the car when needed.
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More tease for you guys.

Look at the amount of camber out of the Vorshlag plates!
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Any update on these? In the market for some right now.
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Any update on these? In the market for some right now.
Nothing yet, but the F2x F3x should not be in the too distance future now. F8x will likely be summer or later.
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Bump? lol

I'm really desperate for some camber plates!
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Bump? lol

I'm really desperate for some camber plates!
Vorshlag is getting very close to release them.
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These just went into production...At least 4 weeks out.
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Finally about time! Have they tested them out yet or are these prototypes?
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Finally about time! Have they tested them out yet or are these prototypes?
They have been testing about 5 months now. These are for you guys!
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They have been testing about 5 months now. These are for you guys!
Any update on availability yet?
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yesterday's update to me from Vorshlag:
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The main plates and other pieces have been completed on our CNC machines and are being plated now. The last piece to machine is the bearing holder which should be machined and plated in the next two weeks. We will send another email & post on our Facebook page when they are available in the shopping cart
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The main plates and other pieces have been completed on our CNC machines and are being plated now. The last piece to machine is the bearing holder which should be machined and plated in the next two weeks. We will send another email & post on our Facebook page when they are available in the shopping cart
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These just went into production...At least 4 weeks out.
Per above, looks like they're holding pretty well to the timeline they gave you a month ago.

By the way, do you know if they will have a top nut that's compatible with the Ohlins R&T kit? Ohlins of course are compatible with OEM top mounts, so overall fit shouldn't be an issue... but if I recall, the thread size/pitch is different than OEM, so they require a unique top nut.
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Per above, looks like they're holding pretty well to the timeline they gave you a month ago.

By the way, do you know if they will have a top nut that's compatible with the Ohlins R&T kit? Ohlins of course are compatible with OEM top mounts, so overall fit shouldn't be an issue... but if I recall, the thread size/pitch is different than OEM, so they require a unique top nut.
You will just used the Ohlins supplied top lock nut over. We will see as we get closer to the completion of the plates.
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You will just used the Ohlins supplied top lock nut over. We will see as we get closer to the completion of the plates.
Ok, I know some of the camber plate top nuts are a unique shape (like those from the Ground Control kit), so those designed for OEM top hats don't always fit properly... but if the Vorshlag top nut is the same as OEM, then that's easy enough.
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