Hi fellow listers,
I've just completed rebuilding the rear suspension of my TR6. I pulled,
rebuilt and re-installed the differential along with new rubber diff bushings.
I also put in the uprated springs, rubber spring packing, hard rubber trailing
arm bushings, new bump stops and link mounting rubbers from TRF (shocks and
u-joints - ok < 6K miles). After I was lowered it to the ground, I noticed a
couple of things: 1) the drivers side tire sticks out farther than the
passengers in relation to the body and 2) the gap between the top of the tire
and the bottom of the fender "seems bigger" although I have no starting
measurements to back that up.
My questions are about the first problem. To confirm what my eyes were telling
me, I measured the distance between the diff flange and the brake backing
plate and found the drivers side does stick out farther than the passengers
side by about 9/16 in. I double-checked that everything is tight also! What
could cause such a noticeable difference? Should I worry about this? How can I
correct it?
Thanks in advance,
Marty Romagni
1974 TR6
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