>Unless all those shims were compensating for a really loose, very tired
>front end!
Tim:
I should make it clear that 12 years ago when this alignment was
done, the suspension had just been rebuilt with new bushings, new
ball joints, bearings, etc. Actually, additional shims could never
really compensate for worn suspension parts per se. With a worn
front end, you can add or remove all the shims you want but you'll
just be chasing your tail because the critical 'baseline'
measurements are different every time and shims can't hide that.
You're right, though
there's no better way to waste money than by
getting an alignment done on a car BEFORE you rebuild the suspension!
>I was surprised, actually, to look down and see SIX shims stacked up
>behind one pivot bracket, especially since the other bracket on the
>same side only had one shim.
>
>Sounds suspect to me.
Doesn't surprise me a bit
these chassis were manufactured in a
somewhat crude fashion
that's why they provided the shim adjustment,
after all; to compensate for what they knew were fairly loose
tolerances.
>
>Perhaps it's possible that they installed the fulcrum pins EITHER way
>at the factory according to how far a given chassis was from the
>correct alignment specs.
>
>Perhaps JonMac can chime in on this?
I'd love to hear his input on this
You out there JonMac?
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