 Trailing Arm Install Questions, Camber Shim and Washer |
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| DennisV |
 Jun 20 2025, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 666 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California 
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Is this the correct placement for the camber alignment shim on the rear trailing arm? it seems weird to me that it sticks off at the corner like that, but I can't find any other orientation that allow 3 bolt holes to line up.
 Does the washer go on the trailing arm side of the body tab, as opposed to the nut side?  Thank you. |
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 29 2025, 12:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,854 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Humm... Interesting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
Am I understanding correctly what is being said here is that the washer should be placed between the rubber bushing flange (shaft end) and the suspension ear? I have never seen this washer in between the arm's rubber bushing and the suspension ear on my car. I always thought the pivot shaft serrations were supposed to grab on the surface of the suspension ear to prevent the shaft from rotating (although that is a lot to ask). Picture below shows the serration marks from the shaft to the suspension ear and rubbing of the rubber bushing against the metal, which seens to be what it would be designed for. @bdstone914 , @mepstein , please share your recollection of that assembled area, thanks!  |
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| bkrantz |
Jun 29 2025, 08:22 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,420 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Jun 29 2025, 12:19 PM)  Humm... Interesting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Am I understanding correctly what is being said here is that the washer should be placed between the rubber bushing flange (shaft end) and the suspension ear? I have never seen this washer in between the arm's rubber bushing and the suspension ear on my car. I always thought the pivot shaft serrations were supposed to grab on the surface of the suspension ear to prevent the shaft from rotating (although that is a lot to ask). Picture below shows the serration marks from the shaft to the suspension ear and rubbing of the rubber bushing against the metal, which seens to be what it would be designed for. @bdstone914 , @mepstein , please share your recollection of that assembled area, thanks! Is that a patch of peeling paint on the mounting arm above the pivot hole? Or something worse? |
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Posts in this topic
DennisV Trailing Arm Install Questions Jun 20 2025, 07:06 PM
bkrantz I can't get my head upside down to picture the... Jun 20 2025, 08:30 PM Ishley Yes to both. The only thing I did different was to... Jun 20 2025, 08:32 PM
DennisV
Yes to both. The only thing I did different was t... Jun 21 2025, 04:58 AM Cfletch I will be doing this install in the next week on m... Jun 28 2025, 09:26 PM Superhawk996
I have never seen this washer in between the ar... Jun 29 2025, 12:38 PM mepstein
I have never seen this washer in between the a... Jun 29 2025, 01:29 PM DennisV
I have never seen this washer in between the arm... Jun 30 2025, 06:56 AM Ishley Yea I guess I wasn’t clear. I didn’t pickup ... Jun 29 2025, 02:14 PM Montreal914 Sorry Dennis, it has been bugging me for a few day... Jun 30 2025, 08:40 AM Literati914
Yes to both. The only thing I did different was t... Jun 30 2025, 11:22 AM |
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