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> Maximum amount of alignment shims...., That I have seen in awhile
GaroldShaffer
post Aug 29 2023, 04:57 PM
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Working on the latest parts car. This was a driving car up to about 12yrs ago. It is very very rusty. I think they just might of had an alignment issue on the right side. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Thats 2 4mm, 2 3mm, and 1 2mm shim. Yikes!


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post Aug 29 2023, 05:35 PM
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on just the one side?
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post Aug 29 2023, 06:41 PM
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This was on my car before repairs.


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post Aug 29 2023, 08:09 PM
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on just the one side?


Yes. Driver side just had a 2mm shim. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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This is what came out of my car.
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post Aug 29 2023, 09:07 PM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Aug 29 2023, 09:40 PM) *

This is what came out of my car.
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YIKES!! This car is just a really rusty POS that someone patched together to keep it on the road.
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post Aug 30 2023, 05:55 AM
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Twisted body shell
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post Aug 30 2023, 06:19 AM
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Twisted body shell

Mine was an incorrectly mounted replacement suspension console.
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post Aug 30 2023, 08:01 AM
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"In for a penny, in for a pound" That's going all in on shims. Wow
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QUOTE(GaroldShaffer @ Aug 29 2023, 08:07 PM) *

QUOTE(SirAndy @ Aug 29 2023, 09:40 PM) *

This is what came out of my car.
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YIKES!! This car is just a really rusty POS that someone patched together to keep it on the road.

So many it looks like a deck of cards. Was that a Cali car???
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post Aug 30 2023, 08:35 AM
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Old stock, original rust
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I mean, what kind of tolerances was the factory holding on the suspension consoles for these? I get it's a lot of shims, but it seems like every time the topic comes up (that I've seen anyway) it's always the passenger side that needs a ton and the driver side is 1 or 2, if at all.
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I mean, what kind of tolerances was the factory holding on the suspension consoles for these? I get it's a lot of shims, but it seems like every time the topic comes up (that I've seen anyway) it's always the passenger side that needs a ton and the driver side is 1 or 2, if at all.

You don't get that much variance in a straight tub ...


After pulling the tub back to factory specs, i've been running 1 shim on each side, giving me about -1 degree of rear camber.

Without any shims, it's around -2 degrees.
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QUOTE(Optimusglen @ Aug 30 2023, 03:06 PM) *

I mean, what kind of tolerances was the factory holding on the suspension consoles for these? I get it's a lot of shims, but it seems like every time the topic comes up (that I've seen anyway) it's always the passenger side that needs a ton and the driver side is 1 or 2, if at all.

My opinion- Because the passenger side suspension consoles gets damaged and weakened from water and battery acid washing over them. The quick fix is shims but they continue to fail until replaced.
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