That is a lesson that most of us learn at some point. The tires need to be supporting the frame when any body adjustments are made. Generally when all the body mount bushings and bolts are in place alignment is gonna be real close, but they all have to be in and seated before any one of them is tightened. I recently invested in a set of four Go Jaks. Best shop equipment money I have spent.
Mike Holleman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:24 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Align body with frame > I did not sweat it when I put my 71 back together. The front end is bolted > to the radiator support basically, and that has the same large holes and > lots of slack to work with. > > Here was a snag: my car was sitting on jack stands, stands placed behind > the front wheels where the frame widens. Full 454 and front suspension > installed. The weight of the front flexed the frame down so I had to shim > the hell out of the radiator support to get the fenders and door to line up. > Damndest thing since the same fenders came off the car and the doors were > not removed. > > Let it down and the frame straitened out, now the panels did not fit again. > > By that time I realized I had perfected the long way around back to square > one.... undo everything and reset and reshim the radiator, inner fender > wells, front fender.... > > Good luck. > > Mark > > > > > >
