Easily adjust camber trackside with Vorshlag camber/caster plates. Oversized spherical bearings are designed to withstand the rigors of street and track abuse. All components are plated for maximum corrosion resistance and long life. Featuring CNC construction for the bearing holder and main plate, including engraved markings for vehicle orientation and hash marks for adjustment.

In order to properly use Vorshlag camber plates, you must choose spring perches that match your strut brand and spring type. Vorshlag camber/caster plates are designed to be compatible with stock style springs (for 95M, 96-99M, and non-M) and all strut types. We make over 21 variations of this plate to work with your set-up!

• Compatible with factory springs and lowering springs (both M3 and base model), and all struts.
• No need to change camber plates when switching from regular springs to coilovers! Some companies sell you two totally different camber plates for coilover springs and factory style springs.
• Installs with basic hand tools, no chassis modifications required.
• Plates are designed specifically for BMW E30, E36 or E46 chassis.
• Caster & Camber are independently adjustable.
• Camber is easily adjustable at the track from the engine compartment with simple (metric) hand tools. No need to reach inside the wheel well with a wrench!
• The spherical bearing used in the Vorshlag camber plate is the largest used in any BMW camber plate. The result has much better durability and wear characteristics than the undersized bearings used in our competitors plates.
• Designed for maximum suspension bump travel. More than an inch more strut travel than some of our competitors!
• Alloy steel bearing holder - Tough as a German Tank!
• Aluminum alloy main plate for lighter weight, engraved and fully anodized
• All components plated or anodized for maximum corrosion resistance and long life.
• Vorshlag Upper spring perches required.
  

Spring Perches: This entry is for the OEM style springs - if you have coilovers on your E36, pick that product entry. And yes, this OEM perch version of the E36 camber plates does cost more, because look at the differences in the mass of metal (and machining time) spring perches for an OEM spring: 

Now that you understand which camber plate version you are shopping for, you need to know which E36 spring diameter you need. BMW made the E36 model from 1991-1999 with with 2 different factory front spring diameters (110mm ID for 1992-1998 non-M + 1995 M3, and 110mm ID for 1996-99 M3), which work for the entire run of BMW E36 factory springs as well as the common "lowering springs" (like Eibach or H&R). 

All lowering springs use one of the two OEM size upper spring perches - you need to know which version you have. Note: Z3 non-M's using stock style springs need to select the E36 non-M OEM Perch, while Z3 M's need to select the 96-99 E36 M3 OEM Perch.

From 2003-2015 we made these BMW OEM perches by modifying factory stamped steel spring perches, but after we bought up literally tens of thousands of these from BMW, they ran out of global stock and the prices got pretty insane. Starting in 2016 we transitioned to a CNC machined aluminum perch, which we make in-house. We color code them with black or red anodize plating to help identify the size, but you can also measure the cylinder of the perch to know what is what. We are adding this "bit of history" since Vorshlag has made this camber plate design for more than 20 years, and people come here for reference when buying used Vorshlag plates. 

Strut Style: Please pick your strut brand and sizes from the drop down below. This helps us build the spring perches to fit your struts with a tight tolerance and no slop - for quiet, reliable use. If you do not know what struts you have please have a reputable BMW shop inspect them, as most mechanics can spot the differences with a quick look. There are also new struts and updates to existing models that come out from time to time. If your strut is not listed, please pick the "Other" option and let us know what brand and model struts you have in the order notes.

Note: Koni makes struts for some BMWs with both tapered and square shaft shoulder transitions, so if you have Koni struts please inspect your struts' uper shaft stem profile before ordering (or let us know when and where they were purchased, which helps us determine what style to build for). Some manufacturers will have the same model shock with different thread pitches or diameters of the threaded pin. If you see two options for your strut, please consult the spotter's guide below to determine what the diameter is for the threaded pin on your strut.

Vorshlag branded products are built to order and most are tailored to match your specific application. We CNC machine parts in house, use outside vendors for platings & coatings plus some CNC laser cut parts, and the bearings and hardware comes from various sources. Due to the myriad variety of components required for different applications, it is possible that delays can occur in the fulfillment of your order. Please contact us before placing your order if you have a time constraint.

INSTALL ISNTRUCTIONS

While it would be great to have a detailed video showing every camber plate's step by step instructions. Sadly, we don't have enough staff to pull that off for nearly 50 different car model designs. Instead we offer many instructional installation galleries, which have some helpful hints. 

The gallery linked below is for an E90 M3 with OEM perches, which uses the same camber plate design as this E36 model, just a slightly different OEM style spring perch. The steps are the same and each image has captions that explain what to do. Just imagine this as a video with closed captions, but a REALLY slow frame rate... 

Install Gallery: LINK

OPTOINAL REINFORCEMENT?

If you opt to procure and install the BMW factory "reinforcement" plates that comes on some E36 M3 models, that part needs to be modified to get full camber adjustment. This is a thin stamped steel piece that mostly follows the shape of the underside of the E36 strut tower, and has a curved lower edge that can get in the way of the camber plate sliding. 

It is pretty obvious where it needs to be modified, once you mock it up in place. Put the stamped steel piece up inside the tower (see below) and put the camber plate up in there in the correct orientation (it is marked with engraving on top), then mark where it gets close to the "red part" of the plate - that whole piece slides relative to the tower, as you adjust camber in and out. 

The section of the curved portion that runs into (and limits travel of) the camber plate can then be be ground off with a Dremel or sanding disc. We do not sell this reinforcement (nor do we use them with installs here at Vorshlag) but it is relatively easy to fix.