Dennis
[C2] Trailing Arm Shims
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Burning Brakes
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From: Redneck Riviera, FL
Trailing Arm Shims
does anyone have experience with this shim kit? not concerned with the fastener hardware, just the shim quality and fitment. it's about half to a third the price of the usual vendors. thanks
sorry, for some reason i can't get the link to work. this is the description and item number:
it's an amazon listing and the companies name is Laformo
LFMOT001095
Stainless Steel Trailing Arm Shim Kit With Hardware Compatible With 1963-1982 Chevy Corvette (Never Rust.)
sorry, for some reason i can't get the link to work. this is the description and item number:
it's an amazon listing and the companies name is Laformo
LFMOT001095
Stainless Steel Trailing Arm Shim Kit With Hardware Compatible With 1963-1982 Chevy Corvette (Never Rust.)
Last edited by 3154tm; Apr 5, 2025 at 04:02 PM.
Pro
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Here's the link that he's referring to:
Pro
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From: Fort Worth Texas
I can't delete this post, but if you highlight the above text, copy it, then past it into the address bar it will take you to his listing.
Last edited by Diablo427; Apr 5, 2025 at 05:06 PM. Reason: want to delete post
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Burning Brakes
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From: Redneck Riviera, FL
thanks for the input guys and diablo, thanks for fixing the link. i was mainly trying to determine if the shims in this kit were dimensionally accurate and there was enough variety in thickness to do an accurate toe setting. i went ahead and ordered it, i figure at this price it's not the end of the world if i can't use it.
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From: Redneck Riviera, FL
also, while i've got you here, the chassis manual tells you how much change in castor or camber you can expect for a given thickness of shim. i couldn't find that info for rear toe. not absolutely necessary but would be nice.
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I thought the shims were for rear toe in and the strut rods were for camber. Didn’t know you could change the rear caster.
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I think he was saying with some abbreviation, that the FSM posts shim thickness data for camber/caster on the front end - but doesn’t provide similar data for how much toe is affected by various shim thicknesses on the rear suspension. Actually that wouldn’t be to difficult to figure out with a bit of geometry.
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From: Redneck Riviera, FL
I think he was saying with some abbreviation, that the FSM posts shim thickness data for camber/caster on the front end - but doesn’t provide similar data for how much toe is affected by various shim thicknesses on the rear suspension. Actually that wouldn’t be to difficult to figure out with a bit of geometry.