Front 1" higher then rear any thoughts?
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From: Graceland in a Not Correctly Restored Stingray
Here are the "correct" trim heights, but note that in reality many a '78 & '79 sat noticeably nose high from the factory...
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Thanks for All the input!!! 
The shop I took it to let me align it myself today so I was able to play with it. I spent 8 hours doing so. I ended up with a height of 28.5" all the way around except for the pass front side which ended up 28 7/8" but what ever I got it close.
Front specs
toe .25 L/R
camber .1 L/R
caster 1.6 L/R
Rear specs
toe 05 L/R
camber .25 L/R
The car seam to handel well but the 30 year old tires that are still on it didn't seam to happy after lighting them up... bad idea I think.
I really got on it getting on the xway and all the fiberglass dust and bondo dust shot in my eyes... (future note were glasses first few runs till **** gets out of air ducts.)
But now my front left caliper is not working , right after I rebuit them so I will adress that wed. along with the factory crimp on the cooling hose to the power sterring rack was pissing out coolent it decided to go also. My god first run and breaking **** allready. lol
I also have the hooker headers to side pipes and they seam to be leaking at the header to pipe joint I don't know if this is common, but it is seated all the way in as far as I can tell so this also is another thing to check out and work on. I"m not sure if I will ever be able to take this baby out.
The shop I took it to let me align it myself today so I was able to play with it. I spent 8 hours doing so. I ended up with a height of 28.5" all the way around except for the pass front side which ended up 28 7/8" but what ever I got it close.
Front specs
toe .25 L/R
camber .1 L/R
caster 1.6 L/R
Rear specs
toe 05 L/R
camber .25 L/R
The car seam to handel well but the 30 year old tires that are still on it didn't seam to happy after lighting them up... bad idea I think.
I really got on it getting on the xway and all the fiberglass dust and bondo dust shot in my eyes... (future note were glasses first few runs till **** gets out of air ducts.)
But now my front left caliper is not working , right after I rebuit them so I will adress that wed. along with the factory crimp on the cooling hose to the power sterring rack was pissing out coolent it decided to go also. My god first run and breaking **** allready. lol
I also have the hooker headers to side pipes and they seam to be leaking at the header to pipe joint I don't know if this is common, but it is seated all the way in as far as I can tell so this also is another thing to check out and work on. I"m not sure if I will ever be able to take this baby out.
Last edited by GR879SHARK; Jun 23, 2009 at 12:33 AM.
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30 year old tires! Change them NOW! Or make sure your life insurance policy is paid up! PG.
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My 70 had the same problem. I replaced the rear leaf spring and she was back in order.
The big block hood took over my front view while accelerating hard. Great scene but bad for visibility. The leaf spring was the answer for me.
The big block hood took over my front view while accelerating hard. Great scene but bad for visibility. The leaf spring was the answer for me.
