rkd
Mar 19th, 07, 9:06 PM
It was a bit more involved than I imagined, but the 66 is aligned and drives very nicely, considering what mechanical shape the rest is in.
The shop had to install some problem solver offset upper control arm shafts to move the upper arm pivot out enough to get it in the camber range. They said it was age, and the frame was sound. So it cost more than I planned, but I got new bushings, etc. I would have installed them if I had known it needed them, as I had the springs out to cut them. That part worked fine.
The ball joints and tie rods are ok. The manual box has some play in it. Brakes are good and the tires fair...Well the brakes are, in the words of the alignment shop guy "scary" but they will get attention soon.
Kinda like the old beast!
Has anyone else had to do the upper arms like this?
The shop had to install some problem solver offset upper control arm shafts to move the upper arm pivot out enough to get it in the camber range. They said it was age, and the frame was sound. So it cost more than I planned, but I got new bushings, etc. I would have installed them if I had known it needed them, as I had the springs out to cut them. That part worked fine.
The ball joints and tie rods are ok. The manual box has some play in it. Brakes are good and the tires fair...Well the brakes are, in the words of the alignment shop guy "scary" but they will get attention soon.
Kinda like the old beast!
Has anyone else had to do the upper arms like this?