Hi guys--here is my newest problem:
I am ready to begin installing my rear suspension and came across this quandry--
In the pic, the left arm is from my '72--the right arm and spacer washer are from my '74--
Notice on the '74 that it has this spacer washer, which is supposed to be tack welded to the inside of the arm--
On my '72, non of the arms have this piece and the ears on the chassis do not either--of which the '74 does..
I measured all my arms and trunnion tubes and they are all the same dimension--
What am I missing here--it seems as though my '72 ran just fine w/o them--should I not worry and just go ahead and install the trailing arms as they came out???
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That washer doesn't belong there...
I have two that are like "brand new" and they don't have a washer welded in. My guess is that was someone's "fix" for a wobbly ear.
Want these?
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I agree with Eric, it looks like a half-ass fix....and those aren't in the PET micro film either. But, its not a bad idea if your on the track alot pushing some major power/tyres.
QUOTE (BigD9146gt @ Mar 3 2005, 03:16 PM) |
I agree with Eric, it looks like a half-ass fix....and those aren't in the PET micro film either. But, its not a bad idea if your on the track alot pushing some major power/tyres. |
Thanks for the input guys--I thought it looked really hokie--when I put the washer up to my swingarm and looked at how it sat on there--all of the forces would ride only on the washer lip the the trunnion tube. That left a wide open space of about 3/16" where the sus. bushing would not even come close to touching the mounts themselves.
That is a tremendous amount of forces being transmitted thru that small bolt--and not spread out thru the bushing
Thanks for the offer Eric--but the ones from my driver car are in good shape and how ya'll described--those muffed up ones are from my donor car--but thanks again!
Cheers
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