Trailing arm shims
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Trailing arm shims
Redoing a wore out rear suspension on my 75..
Vansteel rebuilt my diff
new bushings
new ujoints
new shims & bolts
new axle bearings & seals
was remounting the trailing arms and I noticed the shim packs from both sides are completely different thickness’s..and presently the pads are bypassing the bump stops..
I have new SS shims and matched what each side has,but from what I found so far,the last person that worked on this car shouldn’t have..
is there a go to median to start at for alignment..should the rotor sit a certain distance from the frame or is it a guessing game and just shim and measure til you get it..🤔
hopefully I’ll have the rear together this weekend..
Vansteel rebuilt my diff
new bushings
new ujoints
new shims & bolts
new axle bearings & seals
was remounting the trailing arms and I noticed the shim packs from both sides are completely different thickness’s..and presently the pads are bypassing the bump stops..
I have new SS shims and matched what each side has,but from what I found so far,the last person that worked on this car shouldn’t have..
is there a go to median to start at for alignment..should the rotor sit a certain distance from the frame or is it a guessing game and just shim and measure til you get it..🤔
hopefully I’ll have the rear together this weekend..
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Since who knows what's all been done to the car over the years, you need to start somewhere. Try to evenly put shims on both sides of the arms, even on both sides of the car.
Then you need to start checking stuff, and most stuff needs to be done at ride height....
Have a look here
FWIW
Then you need to start checking stuff, and most stuff needs to be done at ride height....
Have a look here
FWIW
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2011
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Redoing a wore out rear suspension on my 75..
Vansteel rebuilt my diff
new bushings
new ujoints
new shims & bolts
new axle bearings & seals
was remounting the trailing arms and I noticed the shim packs from both sides are completely different thickness’s..and presently the pads are bypassing the bump stops..
I have new SS shims and matched what each side has,but from what I found so far,the last person that worked on this car shouldn’t have..
is there a go to median to start at for alignment..should the rotor sit a certain distance from the frame or is it a guessing game and just shim and measure til you get it..🤔
hopefully I’ll have the rear together this weekend..
Vansteel rebuilt my diff
new bushings
new ujoints
new shims & bolts
new axle bearings & seals
was remounting the trailing arms and I noticed the shim packs from both sides are completely different thickness’s..and presently the pads are bypassing the bump stops..
I have new SS shims and matched what each side has,but from what I found so far,the last person that worked on this car shouldn’t have..
is there a go to median to start at for alignment..should the rotor sit a certain distance from the frame or is it a guessing game and just shim and measure til you get it..🤔
hopefully I’ll have the rear together this weekend..
Here is my DIY Method, easy to setup , no special tools etc.
My DIY Alignment method - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
