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You bought another 914? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,628 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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! Attached thumbnail(s) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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"I got blisters on me fingers" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 11,232 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
on just the one side?
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,855 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
This was on my car before repairs.
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GaroldShaffer |
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You bought another 914? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,628 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() ![]() |
on just the one side? Yes. Driver side just had a 2mm shim. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,201 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Bent trailing arm or, ... worse ...
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,201 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
This is what came out of my car.
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You bought another 914? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,628 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This is what came out of my car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8-1148759082.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8-1148759348.jpg) YIKES!! This car is just a really rusty POS that someone patched together to keep it on the road. |
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Twisted body shell
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,855 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
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"In for a penny, in for a pound" That's going all in on shims. Wow
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,698 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
This is what came out of my car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8-1148759082.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-8-1148759348.jpg) 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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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,012 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() ![]() |
That’s a good find on a parts car . . . Just more parts to sell (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,364 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() |
Old stock, original rust
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,161 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None ![]() |
start by replacing the springs
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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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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,201 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,855 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
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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