[6pack] question about rear suspension

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Sloan---It's important that the rear trailing arm brackets are oriented correctly, to get the camber "even". With new springs already installed, we can assume that you are not up against a spring sag. Tthe new shocks should not come into play here. 
A worn (inside) trailing arm bushing will allow the wheel to tilt in more at the top. A worn outer bushing will cause just the opposite. 
A distance packing piece of the right thickness could correct the camber, but might also cause an uneven ride height, so it's good to premeasure both sides from fender lip to the ground before starting to change things.
R. Good sells adjustable brackets for the trailing arms that could go a long way into correcting this. For now, be sure that the "notches" on the t/a brackets are the same on both sides on each of the four brackets. (Sometimes you can get the result you want to flipping them around).
Use Brian Lanaway's chart, to save time.

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: im sloane
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:09 AM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] question about rear suspension

Team,
My brother has just had new mid-grade rear springs and a tube shock conversion
installed on his 73-Six. The shock conversion was the type that bolts right on
to the existing mount points, I forget the name. His right rear tire is still
squatting a bit. It's noticable following him, and with a bubble level on the
center caps, it appears the other three are just right, but this one is out at
the bottom. If I tried to state that with technical tire terms, I'd probably
use the wrong term. Any tips on what may cause this or how to adjust?

thanks,
Sloane :)
69-Six
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