[6pack] Rear Suspension Question

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

John---These shims control the wheel toe. Adding shims to the outside bracket increases toe OUT, as would decreasing shims on the inner bracket. Conversely, removing shims on the outer bracket increases toe IN, adding shims here decreases it.
What we want to do here, while getting the wheel toe into specs, is to maintain the wheelbase. This is meant to be 88 inches, from the center of the front wheel hub to the center of the rear wheel hub, on both sides of the car. As you can see, if you take most of the shims from both brackets, the WB would decrease on this side of the car. Best to keep the factory geometry as designed. TR's that I've looked at have generally between two to four shims on both sides of the car.

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: John Cyganowski
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 3:44 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Rear Suspension Question

Hi All-

Okay I have another question regarding the rear suspension.

I believe the shims are for castor adjustment?

On my passenger side, I had 4 shims on the inner bracket and 3 shims on the 
outer bracket.

Would this not be the same as having 1 shim on the inner bracket and 0 shims 
on the outer bracket?

What am I missing.

Nelson's tome on Buckeye is helpful, but it is dense and it will take me a 
while to get my mind wrapped around this one.

Thanks.
John Cyg
CC52927LO
70 Damson

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