Rear wheel angle problem?
Pro
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 738
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From: Fallbrook CA
Gary....keep postin'....you've been very helpful to alot of people.
I agree with filling out the profile. The guys here can hook you up with local experts who can help you out. Kind of hard to do when we don't know where you are.
Looks like to me you have 2 choices. The cheap way is to buy a used differential (see parts section) and swap it out. I personally would rebuild the entire rear end as in, rebuild the diff, Trailing Arms (Van Steel), New Spring, Brakes, U-Joints, etc.... The biggest risk of doing the rear end rebuild is that these OFTEN turn into body off projects. Mine started as a front end suspension rebuild and now I have a frame sitting in my driveway!
I agree with filling out the profile. The guys here can hook you up with local experts who can help you out. Kind of hard to do when we don't know where you are.
Looks like to me you have 2 choices. The cheap way is to buy a used differential (see parts section) and swap it out. I personally would rebuild the entire rear end as in, rebuild the diff, Trailing Arms (Van Steel), New Spring, Brakes, U-Joints, etc.... The biggest risk of doing the rear end rebuild is that these OFTEN turn into body off projects. Mine started as a front end suspension rebuild and now I have a frame sitting in my driveway!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,506
Likes: 139
From: Butler Pa
I've put about 40k miles on my '69 since I bought it in '79. I just recently found out that since I bought it, it's never had the c-clips. I've never noticed anything "squirrely" about the way it handles.
Pro
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 601
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From: Nottingham
Like I said, I've never driven a vette that I knew had "loose" side yokes, so wasn't saying for sure that it was going to be a nightmare on the road. Only that with nothing holding the yoke in I can imagine it might be noticeable if you cornered and the inside wheel had the ability to move out un-hindered, I guess particularly noticeable when you came off the corner. BUT having said you'd be needing a pretty unusual set of conditions for that to happen. Plus, under most conditions the tendency is for the yokes to be forced inward, rather than pulled out. After all, that's what causes them to wear in the first place.Who knows. All you can say is that the c-clips were put there for a reason (or not in your case
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 830
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Totally uncalled for.
If I remember right you were involved in another BS thread where you were individually calling out members for "modding" their vettes not in accordance with your taste. Perhaps you should stop getting drunk & typing on the computer?
