Removing a shim makes the radius rod shorter, which moves the wheel forward, which will make it toe in.
I cannot see how an alignment shop could measure the error but not know how to fix it! The swing-axle setup is pretty straightforward. Besides, couldn't they try (for example) adding a shim and seeing if the alignment gets better or worse? Assuming nothing is frozen, rusted out, etc., adding or removing shims takes just a few minutes. They should have dealt with it while the car was on the machine. Doug Braun '72 Spit --- Bob Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I just had the alignment checked on my spitfire and > the shop told me that > one of my rear wheels is toed in and the other is > toed out. The wheel that > is toed out is is specs and the other one will be in > spec by moving the > radius arm with 1 shim. > > The only problem is that they/I do not know enough > about the spitfire rear > end geometry to tell me if I need to add the shim or > remove the shim. > > Can anyone tell me which I need? _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spitfires@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
