Threads Tagged with shims

050, 906, 918, beehive, comp, head, heads, keepers, lift, max, shims, springs, tests, valve, vortec, z06

Vortec 062/906 head users - have you used Z06 springs?

BSiegPaint on Jan 17, 2009

Mar 21, 2010 10:40 PM
by '75

11

13,573

1990, 5095, bolt, bolts, chevy, corvette, fit, metric, msd, pattern, problem, rebuilt, required, shims, staggered, standard, starter

Starter recommendation

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ssenay72 on Mar 15, 2010

Mar 17, 2010 09:48 PM
by ssenay72

22

3,689

15, 20deg, alignment, alinment, c2, c4, c6, calculate, caster, castor, corvette, front, multiply, setting, shims

Another Alignment Castor Question

wolflt1 on Feb 8, 2010

Mar 17, 2010 06:23 PM
by David_at_Triumph

14

1,669

Autocrossing & Roadracing

2010, auto, autocross, brake, c5, c6, change, corvette, cross, pad, pads, rattle, shims, street, z06

Best LOW/NO NOISE Brake Pad for C6 Z06 Autocross car?

doje on Mar 15, 2010

Mar 15, 2010 08:05 PM
by Charley Hoyt

7

1,339

TA shims Problem (early 69)

2K-C5 on Jan 29, 2010

Mar 4, 2010 08:04 PM
by sting66cp

7

813

adjustment, arm, arms, c2, c3, corvette, corvettes, ft, installing, lbs, manufacturers, shim, shimming, shims, toe, trailing

Trailing Arm Shims Quesion

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babbah on Feb 20, 2010

Feb 27, 2010 11:48 PM
by Kerrmudgeon

27

4,869

Autocrossing & Roadracing

Any Wilwood experts having a serious issue?

Wicked C5 on Feb 24, 2010

Feb 24, 2010 03:44 PM
by Wicked C5

6

508

1000hp, 1981, 44, c4, clearance, clutch, clutchs, corvette, dana, differential, pack, shimming, shims, specs, stock

Dana 44 clutch packs.

87stocker on Feb 19, 2010

Feb 23, 2010 12:01 PM
by jmartynuska

6

3,281

1982, arm, c3, corvette, danger, installation, installations, loose, railing, shims, trailing

Trailing Arm shims

2K-C5 on Jan 27, 2010

Feb 6, 2010 09:58 AM
by kellyr073

7

1,265

c4, c5, corvette, needed, removal, shim, shims, starter

Starter problem - Shims needed?

vetracer on Jan 25, 2010

Jan 25, 2010 11:44 PM
by vetracer

2

2,680

C6 Tech/Performance

65, 79, adjust, adjusting, c2, change, corvette, coupe, door, doors, factory, gap, gaps, mga, poor, shims

Coupe rear door gap and body shims question

Pilot Dan on Jan 3, 2010

Jan 6, 2010 01:34 PM
by DansYellow66

15

3,025

auto, c4, corvette, front, gluing, lowering, shims, spring

how to set front spring shims when using lowering wedges?

turbotim23 on Dec 9, 2009

Dec 10, 2009 08:10 PM
by steve40th

4

2,197

3711834, 68, bumper, corvette, front, gm, number, part, pictures, shim, shims

68 Front Bumper Shims

FlaVert on Nov 24, 2009

Dec 3, 2009 06:09 PM
by FlaVert

11

1,849

1980, adjustment, arm, bent, bushing, c3, camber, control, corvette, install, lower, offset, replace, shafts, shims, upper

Control arm shims

TERRY CLARK on Nov 25, 2009

Dec 1, 2009 09:50 AM
by TERRY CLARK

12

5,849

alignment, arm, arms, bolts, c2, c3, corvette, cotter, installation, pin, remove, shim, shims, trailing, vette

Trailing Arm Shims

kaiserbud on Nov 17, 2009

Nov 23, 2009 11:46 PM
by kaiserbud

15

7,780

T-Top Shims

kaiserbud on Nov 17, 2009

Nov 22, 2009 06:06 PM
by kaiserbud

6

1,044

arm, bolt, c3, corvette, freight, harbor, instal, installation, removal, removing, replace, shim, shims, tools, trailing

trailing arm fears and nightmares

joepcad on Jul 22, 2008

Nov 18, 2009 08:13 AM
by The Money Pit

19

1,348

Flywheel shim

rick charles on Nov 15, 2009

Nov 15, 2009 12:51 PM
by 1COOL60

4

2,164

19972004, 99, bolts, c2, c5, corvette, kit, kits, repair, seat, seats, shim, shims, track, tracks

Seat track repair shims

tonyb47 on Nov 6, 2009

Nov 9, 2009 09:53 AM
by vette.mix

11

4,862

C5 General

2001, c4, corvette, extream, extreme, front, shims, spring, springs, vbp, xtreme

VBP C4 Extreme Front Spring

Shrek on Oct 31, 2009

Nov 3, 2009 08:17 AM
by astock165

11

878

C4 Parts for Sale/Wanted

4, alignment, body, c3, calculate, corvette, drop, gm, hinckley, john, mount, mounting, placement, shim, shims, vehicles

how did GM determine the shim #s for body mounts

Smokin Joe on Oct 11, 2008

Oct 29, 2009 05:40 PM
by leadfoot4

18

6,607

body mount shims- how many is too many

smokinvette73 on Oct 24, 2009

Oct 25, 2009 05:33 PM
by Alan 71

1

1,420

c5, clutch, corvette, install, ls1, plate, pressure, shim, shims, spec, triple

Confused about new clutch install shim or no shim?

Ksths2 on Oct 2, 2009

Oct 22, 2009 10:36 PM
by Carcass

17

4,092

best, bracket, cvr, great, ground, hitachi, mini, nippondenso, robbmc, shim, shims, starter, starters, summit, the

Who has installed mini starter on 427 that req no shims ?

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StrayDog on Oct 16, 2009

Oct 22, 2009 04:16 PM
by 70BBvert

20

4,207

106, 427, buy, c2, chevy, corvette, hitachi, mini, shim, shimming, shims, starter

Who has installed mini starter on 427 & didnt req shims

StrayDog on Oct 16, 2009

Oct 16, 2009 08:27 AM
by StrayDog

0

604

1964, 68, body, corvette, location, mount, mounts, shims

Rubber Body Mounts on a 63 Coupe

ehjr02 on Oct 7, 2009

Oct 9, 2009 12:18 PM
by blue63cpe

11

3,153

1973, 69, alignment, body, c2, c5, corvette, dolly, easiest, frame, hood, lift, shims, straps, taking, wooden

Body-Off Pics Anybody?

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Emeightch on Jul 14, 2007

Oct 7, 2009 01:57 PM
by BenUK

47

8,370

arm, bushing, c3, control, corvette, movements, rear, replacement, shims

Question 1968 rear control arm play

blhar15 on Sep 28, 2009

Oct 4, 2009 06:04 PM
by GTR1999

18

922

410, c5, corvette, differential, forum, gear, gears, install, installing, pattern, plug, rear, setting, shims, size, thread

C5 rear diff Shim sizes needed for 4.10gear setup?

Fartpipe on Sep 30, 2009

Oct 2, 2009 10:43 PM
by nj02vette

11

2,626

66, arm, arms, bearing, c3, corvette, disassembly, pounding, rear, rebuild, rebuilding, replacing, shims, torque, trailing, wheel

Rebuilding 66 Rear Trailing arms

prestige6 on Sep 24, 2009

Sep 25, 2009 12:17 AM
by 4440stevesvette

14

1,299

132, alignment, arm, c2, c3, corvette, installation, installing, shim, shims, start, trailing

Trailing Arm shims

mrandig on Sep 22, 2009

Sep 23, 2009 02:00 AM
by glen242

4

1,091

1965, adjustment, c1, corvette, door, gap, shim, shims

Door Shims

macs65 on Sep 17, 2009

Sep 18, 2009 01:33 PM
by JohnZ

2

807

Changing the body mounts and need to change the shims...

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PinkVetteLady on Sep 8, 2009

Sep 17, 2009 11:26 PM
by Harps

23

1,416

add, c4, chevy, corvette, motor, motors, mount, properly, pump, put, shim, shimm, shims, starter, video

How Do I properly Shim a Starter Motor

Robc8888 on Sep 7, 2009

Sep 7, 2009 09:46 PM
by bobs77vet

5

4,719

Who knows where I can get a QUANTITY of THICK dist shims?

DZAUTO on Sep 2, 2009

Sep 3, 2009 06:28 PM
by SupremeDeluxe

11

672

bar, bars, c4, c5, coilover, corvette, install, pfadt, reviews, roll, sale, shims, suspension, sway, time

Pfadt Performance Suspension SALE!!!! $1,650.00 Coilovers!!! (And More)

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Jeff @ TPE on Aug 6, 2009

Aug 31, 2009 02:33 PM
by Jennifer @ TPE

43

2,548

C5 General

12338064, 153, add, advance, auto, binding, binds, corvette, cranking, flywheel, gm, mini, shims, starter, tooth

Mini starter binding

KTKelly on Aug 29, 2009

Aug 30, 2009 09:45 PM
by KTKelly

12

1,702

68, body, c2, c3, corvette, directly, frame, ground, installation, mount, mounting, shimmed, shimming, shims, vette

shimming body to frame questions???

razman on Aug 25, 2009

Aug 25, 2009 10:09 PM
by 7t3shark

4

1,673

alignment, arm, c3, corvette, cotter, drilling, kit, pin, shim, shims, trailim, trailing

Trailing arm shim pin question

blueray72 on Aug 17, 2009

Aug 17, 2009 09:19 PM
by blueray72

5

923

Autocrossing & Roadracing

1995, alignment, autocross, c4, camber, corvette, corvettes, diy, rear, rods, shim, shims, toe

Toe help using DIY shim alignment.

nvygw171 on Aug 17, 2009

Aug 17, 2009 08:15 PM
by nvygw171

1

634

44, 69, 79, bearings, buy, c2, c3, clutch, corvette, dana, differential, pack, setup, shim, shimming, shims

differential shimming

garretttpe on Aug 15, 2009

Aug 15, 2009 06:32 PM
by garretttpe

4

2,072

1973, arm, arms, c3, c4, c5, corvette, kit, rebuild, removal, shim, shims, steel, suspension, trailing

Trailing arm shims

bernie payne on Aug 8, 2009

Aug 9, 2009 01:16 PM
by c3_guy

12

848

body drop

drlou on Aug 5, 2009

Aug 6, 2009 08:46 PM
by Vogie

5

798

Factory seats shims

RestoMike on Aug 2, 2009

Aug 2, 2009 10:28 PM
by RestoMike

2

458

C3 Parts for Sale/Wanted

07, 1967, 67, adjust, adjustment, alignment, c2, c3, caster, corvette, rear, setting, shims, suspension, toe, vette

rear alignment questions

bonehead2 on Jul 21, 2009

Jul 23, 2009 01:18 AM
by ghostrider20

6

1,135

c5, corvette, diff, gear, gears, kit, rear, setting, shim, shims

WTB shim kit for C5 rear diff gear setup ASAP!

Fartpipe on Jul 20, 2009

Jul 20, 2009 11:50 PM
by wheeelie

1

533

C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted

aftermarket, bearings, c5, diff, differential, gears, kit, kits, numbers, rear, setting, shim, shims

Where to get Shim kit to set up rear DIFF C5?

Fartpipe on Jul 20, 2009

Jul 20, 2009 02:45 PM
by Fartpipe

0

464

1973, 1984, adjust, adjustment, arm, arms, c3, camber, caster, chevy, corvette, difference, offset, rear, shim, shims, upper

A-arm alignment ?

73sbvert on Jul 19, 2009

Jul 20, 2009 12:57 AM
by calwldlife

5

4,153

1973, arm, arms, bushings, corvette, methods, remove, removing, rusted, shims, sleeve, spindal, trailer, trailing, vette

Removing Trailing Arms??

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Clams Canino on Jul 11, 2009

Jul 16, 2009 08:50 AM
by Rally68

41

4,788

5362, 61, adjustment, alignment, c1, cambercaster, corvette, crossmember, early, end, front, shim, shims, specification, toe

'61 Front End Alignment Question - Caster

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Vet65te on Jul 13, 2009

Jul 14, 2009 09:15 AM
by mashinter

22

5,726

arm, arms, bolt, c2, c3, corvette, rear, rears, removal, remove, removing, shimming, shims, trailing

Rear trailing arm removal

71_S-Ray on Jun 28, 2009

Jul 6, 2009 11:48 PM
by 71_S-Ray

16

4,389

1969, 68, adjustment, c3, c6, corevtte, corvette, diagram, reading, rear, setting, settings, shims, toe, track

Question on setting rear toe/track.

wcsinx on Jun 24, 2009

Jun 30, 2009 04:01 PM
by 69autoXr

12

980

body, c1, c3, corvette, door, front, mount, mounts, shim, shims

Body mount shims and door gaps?

Russ T Gate on Jun 25, 2009

Jun 29, 2009 07:29 PM
by DansYellow66

11

3,944

31, bearing, bearings, buffalo, corvette, duntov, mo, rear, setting, shims, spindle, spindles, spline, tight, toms

Rear bearings too tight

tmny277 on Jun 24, 2009

Jun 26, 2009 05:41 PM
by grandmastercorvette

9

3,793

14076924, 1967, auto, axle, bearing, bearings, corvette, gm, install, parts, rear, set, shim, shimming, shims, wheel

Rear Wheel Bearing shim- spacer- washer??

USR_BS on Jun 24, 2009

Jun 26, 2009 11:36 AM
by jhammons01

16

4,151

anti, antisqueak, backing, brake, c5, c6, compound, corvette, grease, pad, plate, race, replacement, shim, shims, squeal

Brake Pad shims/backing plates and noise?

PowerLabs on Jun 24, 2009

Jun 26, 2009 07:54 AM
by PowerLabs

6

3,193

C6 Tech/Performance

WTB Rear spring spacers for late C4

Duntov on Jun 20, 2009

Jun 23, 2009 02:06 PM
by Driftmonster

2

330

C4 Parts for Sale/Wanted

1963, 1982, 86, arm, arms, bearings, bolt, bushing, c2, corvette, install, installation, installing, shims, trailing

Trailing arm install

Kurt G. on May 10, 2008

Jun 18, 2009 09:34 AM
by redred65cpe

14

12,640

1998, c5, corvette, electric, fix, fixit, howtoreplactseattrackshimkit1998corvette, install, kits, power, redo, seat, shims, slide, sliding, track

*New- Inexpensive Fix to C5 Seat Sliding (during braking and acceleration)

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TKO Performance on May 13, 2009

Jun 10, 2009 08:41 AM
by MSG C5

20

4,779

C5 General

c5, change, corvette, cost, directions, kit, performance, repair, seat, shim, shims, slides, sliding, tko, track

*New- Inexpensive Fix to C5 Seat Sliding (during braking and acceleration)

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TKO Performance on May 13, 2009

Jun 3, 2009 01:06 PM
by TKO Performance

20

18,229

Do you shim a starter on '66 'Vette??

steve meltzer on May 31, 2009

Jun 1, 2009 02:15 AM
by zhouorange

3

632

820323, corvette, pro, protorque, racing, shims, starter, starters, summit, tourqe

Summit Protorque Starter Shims

ride250s on May 30, 2009

May 30, 2009 11:52 AM
by ride250s

3

991

Body mount shims help, please

C3Paul on May 28, 2009

May 29, 2009 06:09 PM
by 69Vett

3

1,134

arm, c3, c4, control, corvette, lost, shims, upper

Control Arm Shims - Lost!

belkerx3 on May 29, 2009

May 29, 2009 10:29 AM
by wcsinx

5

908

c3, chevytalk, corvette, distributor, engine, jumps, marks, shims, timing

Timing Question

chris ritchie on May 10, 2009

May 20, 2009 04:48 PM
by larrywalk

4

867

Engine Mods

Trailing Arm alignment shims, where to get them?

Bee Jay on May 10, 2009

May 11, 2009 09:19 PM
by Syco79

9

564

TA shim installation, there is no......

subseawellhead on May 3, 2009

May 4, 2009 08:17 PM
by C3 Stroker

7

523

2002, alignment, arm, bolt, c3, corvette, install, pivot, shims, shocks, toe, trailing

Trailing Arm install questions

bweaver999 on Apr 20, 2009

Apr 21, 2009 08:39 PM
by shemp

5

1,025