I wasn't asking about the crossmember shims. I'm asking about some aluminum
spacers that were between the coil springs and A arms. They look like the
rubber spacers that also go on the springs.
On Sep 20, 2010 11:50 AM, <CoolVT@aol.com> wrote:
> Think it's to get the proper caster.
>
>
> In a message dated 9/20/2010 12:37:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> djoh797014@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Hear in the salt belt, The aluminum shims actuallly
> corrode intyo powder. At
> most United, someone is selling
> replacements. Not expensive.
>
> The shims are
> tilting the cross member perhaps to provise
> more clearance for the fan etc.
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tony Somebody
> <achd73@yahoo.com>
> To: Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com>; mike schreiner
> <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, September 20, 2010
> 12:03:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Coil Spring Spacer
>
> Joe- the spacers Mike
> mentioned that go on top of the front suspension-
> originally they are riveted
> on- they are not round, so its easy to see they
> don't go on the springs but
> they do go between the frame rails and the
> suspension- have two holes that the
> two bolts that hold each side(total of 4
> bolts/holes) of the suspension to the
> car. Older ones tend to fall off as the
> rivets rust and when the suspension is
> removed, they sometimes stick to the
> suspension, other times to the frame
> rails- just depends on the area the car
> lived in, if there was salt from
> winter roads or dry desert type life for the
> car. Alpines have the same part,
> made of aluminum with an offset made into
> them. I'm sure they are shims that
> have more than one reason for Rootes using
> them. If they did not have the step
> in them, I would think they where just to
> keep the two pieces of steel from
> rusting and perhaps if we have a member that
> know their real reason they are
> installed, they would
> post it.
> Mike I wasn't trying to step on your post, so
> please excuse me for doing so
> but it was a bit confusing, considering he was
> talking about round parts and
> the two aluminum pieces I'm thinking you
> mentioned are rectangular w/ 2
> holes.
> regards to all.
> TonytheTiger (TonyLang)
> --- On Sun, 9/19/10, mike schreiner <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: mike
> schreiner <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Coil Spring Spacer
> To:
> "Joe Brown" <jbbrown1980@gmail.com>
> Cc: Tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday,
> September 19, 2010, 10:45 PM
>
>
> Joe, i always thought the rubber ring only
> goes on the bottom of the
> spring....( Sunb Spec sells them) an as far as allum
> spacers, your not
> confusing them with the allum spacers that go between the
> suspension and body
> are you? (bolt holes go thru them) never heard of an
> allum spacer on the
> spring....home made maybe
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