E36 M3 Setting More Front Static Camber With Shims

After getting my alignment done and noticing a difference of about 0.4º - 0.5º camber from side to side I decided I would try and fix that with a shim. From the computer alignment, my left front camber was -2.6º and the right front was -2.2º. This is using the reversed 96-99 strut mounts.

I had read about different ways to dial in front camber without camber kits from this definitive alignment guide on BFc. Generally taking everything I read on the forum with a grain of salt, I was reassured that shimming out the front struts was something that's been done before successfully by the fact that bimmerworld sells a little kit for this very purpose. That kit is about $24 more expensive that just getting washers, so I headed to the hardware store.

I took my caliper and found 2 washers that were 1.19mm. According to that guide that should give me 0.5º more camber. I don't know where those numbers came from, but that's all I had to go off of. I will most likely get one more alignment with this setup and I will post to see what the change in camber is.

Before No Shim

Shimmed

Since I only wanted to correct the one side that was off by about a half degree I only shimmed the right side. It's so tiny that visually it doesn't look like it's going to change 0.5º just from that, but I will have to see what the actual camber is with this shim before trying anything thicker. And since my car mainly sees the track I don't know how this would really work for the street having permanent front camber. Then again I wouldn't really be worried about the most front camber I can get on the street. :P It's purely for the minimizing tire rollover and maximizing front grip at the track.