[6pack] Lack of symmetry

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Kendall---I'm guessing that both front and rear tires stick out farther on the passenger side? And not noticed when using the stock wheels.

Assuming that the shippers didn't send you two wheels with different offet, you'll want to take off either both the front (or rear) tires and do some measuring. 
First, drive the car forward, so the wheels are pointed straight ahead. Then drop a plumb line or something similar to where you can establish true vertical from the outermost fender (lip) to the ground. Then measure in from to the center of the
 spindle. Do the same with the other side of the car. If both sides are reasonably the same, this should tell you something. If they're not, measure from the spindle center to some easy to measure part of the frame. Do the same with the other side. What might show up is whether the body is tweeked, or the frame.

I'm betting they sent you two different sets of wheels!

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: Kendall Larsen
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 12:38 AM
To: 6pack List
Subject: [6pack] Lack of symmetry

Hi Listers,
There's a disturbing lack of symmetry that was made apparent with the wider (16x7) wheels. The passenger side sticks out more than half inch further than on the driver side. Not sure if the body just isn't on straight or if the suspension is just borked or what. Looks like the tire will definitely make contact with the fender if I hit a big bump on the road. Any ideas on how to resolve?
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