Larry, There is no way to know because the parts are not always made exactly the same. Plus any change in the shape of the frame and other parts due to wear, or other forces will change the geometry. The best thing to do is throw all your shims into a bucket and take it along with the car to an alignment shop.
I know that the front end of Tiny Tim has several shims on the right side but very few on the left. Regards, Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Vaughan Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: camber I keep getting side tracked in this reconstruction process but working out the kinks as you proceed is probably better than starting over when it's all together. The '73 Spit had 2 shims on each side, for the lower control arm, front and back. it also had 1 shim under one of the shock towers. I forget which side. The '77 Spit had 4 shims on one side, front and back, and none on the other side. It also had 1 shim under one shock tower. I forget which side. I had the '77 shock towers all cleaned and painted before I noticed the rust through in the back of the frame. I used them on the '73 frame when I got it cleaned and painted. I thought a front end shop would sort all this out when they aligned it. Now I have my doubts. When shimming the lower control arms for camber, would 6 or 7 each side be excessive? http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/camber.html Larry *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
