Threads Tagged with shims

Best way to correct rotor runout

70vert on Dec 3, 2003

Dec 4, 2003 05:14 AM
by mrvette

10

4,815

body, c3, doors, drop, fill, gap, gow, shim, shims, yhe

Body drop done, now I need to know how to shim it properly!

7t2vette on Nov 23, 2003

Nov 28, 2003 11:26 AM
by noskillz

10

1,174

Trailing Arm Shims???

brooksman9 on Nov 25, 2003

Nov 26, 2003 07:11 AM
by brooksman9

4

689

1970, adjust, adjustment, c2, corvette, rear, shim, shims, stingray, toe

Ques. on Threaded Toe adjustment in the rear - NO Shims!!!

75 BBC Stingray on Nov 16, 2003

Nov 17, 2003 06:57 PM
by 75 BBC Stingray

8

1,197

1972, body, corvette, frame, mounting, shim, shims

How do I determine how many shims to use when mounting the body?

7t2vette on Nov 9, 2003

Nov 11, 2003 09:59 PM
by loose nut

17

1,076

c3, corvette, end, rear, shim, shims, toe

Rear End TOE-IN SHIMS???

Corvettelvr73 on Nov 4, 2003

Nov 5, 2003 01:14 PM
by vettery

6

798

adjust, arm, c4, caster, casters, control, corvette, offset, shims, slignment, toqurk, upper, vette

upper control are shaft

Phil's79 on Nov 3, 2003

Nov 5, 2003 09:32 AM
by Tom454

9

817

04, 2003, corvette, delco, here, install, put, shims, start, starter, vette

HOW DO YOU INSTALL A STARTER

Oldguard 7 on Oct 19, 2003

Oct 20, 2003 02:04 AM
by 76BlackStingRay

8

860

c4, caniraisemycorvettewithspringspacers, corvette, front, shims, spacers, spring

Front Spring spacers ???

LD85 on Oct 19, 2003

Oct 19, 2003 01:24 PM
by Raistlin

2

1,058

Autocrossing & Roadracing

C4 camber woes

larryfs on Sep 9, 2003

Sep 10, 2003 12:55 PM
by 96GS#007

9

451

abutment, anti, antirattle, brake, c5, c6, caliper, corvette, front, oem, pad, rattle, shims, spring, z06

WTB: Front brake caliper anti-rattle springs and pad abutment shims

talonis on Sep 5, 2003

Sep 5, 2003 01:31 PM
by talonis

0

377

C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted

brake, c3, corvette, kit, machine, rear, resurface, resurfacing, rotor, rotors, shim, shimming, shims, spindle, vs

shim kit for rear rotor or rear rotor resurfacing machine??????

bnytro on Aug 26, 2003

Aug 29, 2003 05:44 PM
by GTR1999

11

1,220

1962, adams, body, corvette, dolly, noland, shims

C1 (1962) Body Dolly

Solid327 on Aug 18, 2003

Aug 19, 2003 12:33 PM
by Solid327

4

2,636

Anyone not use the supplied shims with lowering kits ??

madquake on Jun 27, 2003

Jul 4, 2003 04:06 AM
by CentralCoaster

8

753

1976, 78, c3, corvette, flex, flexplate, grind, grinding, hungup, measurment, plate, required, shims, starter, starting

NEED HELP! Starter/flexplate grinding!!! Whats the deal?

joshs78sleeper on Jun 28, 2003

Jun 29, 2003 12:16 PM
by joshs78sleeper

3

2,309

alignment, buy, c4, c5, corvette, front, shims, suspension

Front Suspension Alignment Shims. Where to Buy????

Mr6spd on Jun 4, 2003

Jun 5, 2003 01:08 PM
by Aaron's 87

2

588

c5, corvette, powermaster, shims, starter

STARTER PROBLEM

gillyd53 on Jun 3, 2003

Jun 4, 2003 12:03 AM
by jfb

1

677

73, aline, arm, arms, c2, c3, corvette, link, loose, reat, remove, repair, replace, rusted, shims, solid, trailing, vette

Rear Trailing arm Help

par1969 on May 26, 2003

May 27, 2003 02:32 PM
by Tom454

11

867

Front spring shims - can I remove them without problems?

mk2001c on May 25, 2003

May 26, 2003 12:27 AM
by mk2001c

2

933

08, 31, axle, corvette, differential, differentials, shims, spindle, spindles, spline, tom, toms, vette

Who has used spindles from Tom's Differential?

79VetteMike on May 12, 2003

May 13, 2003 08:20 PM
by Dalannex

8

957

67, aluminum, bolts, camaro, camber, caster, change, corvette, cross, crosshaft, impala, offset, shaft, shims, slotting, steel

Slotting the A arm cross shafts.

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norvalwilhelm on May 5, 2003

May 7, 2003 07:40 PM
by Twin_Turbo

47

9,892

arm, ls1, missing, put, retainer, retainers, rocker, rocket, shims

Rocker Arm destroyed my retainers

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benelliwang on Apr 2, 2003

Apr 4, 2003 03:19 AM
by benelliwang

25

1,772

C5 Tech

anti, brake, c5, c6, corvette, corvetteforum, grease, pad, pads, plastic, shim, shimmed, shims, squeal, stock

Anti-squeel shims on brake pads

Wrecked82 on Mar 28, 2003

Mar 31, 2003 11:57 AM
by gliot1

9

2,864

aftermarket, chevy, pro, shimming, shims, starter, starter5323, torque, tricks

Tricks to shimming an aftermarket starter?

Crash Dummy on Mar 27, 2003

Mar 27, 2003 09:00 PM
by Crash Dummy

0

530

16, lt1, lt4, shims, spring, springs, valve, valves

Lt4 Valve spring shimms vs' Lt1 shimms.

C4Crazy787 on Mar 21, 2003

Mar 21, 2003 10:55 AM
by STL94LT1

1

675

168, 400, 400sbc, 511, block, casting, pattern, problems, sbc, shims, stagger, starter, tooth, w509, washers

400 SBC - Starter?

CO_Sledgehammer on Feb 27, 2003

Mar 1, 2003 08:00 PM
by The Money Pit

4

2,401

antisqueal, autozone, back, brake, c4, corvette, friction, installation, no, pad, pads, paste, performance, riveted, shim, shims

So we have shims on our brake pads???

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whip383 on Feb 24, 2003

Mar 1, 2003 08:31 AM
by VetteDrmr

22

3,157

C5 Tech

rear trailing arm shims - need to use them all?

jkmhb on Jan 31, 2003

Jan 31, 2003 03:17 PM
by Kid_Again

4

524

a, aarm, arm, c3, corvette, shim, shims, toein, upper

too many front A arm shims

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ricketyray on Jan 27, 2003

Jan 28, 2003 05:49 PM
by Mack

21

7,358

corvette, distributor, gasket, shem, shim, shimming, shims, vette

How much should i shim my distributor ?

ukvette72 on Jan 26, 2003

Jan 26, 2003 03:26 PM
by ukvette72

3

1,280

60, c1, corvette, crossmember, early, front, kingpin, placement, racers, shim, shims, vette

57 front crossmember to frame shims. Need help from old racers/anyone

Plastic Pig on Jan 19, 2003

Jan 20, 2003 07:46 PM
by DZAUTO

4

811

1982, 2001, 68, allen, c3, corvette, flat, flywheel, gap, replacement, shim, shims, spot, starter, wrench

starter shims

Recoil on Jan 16, 2003

Jan 16, 2003 07:07 AM
by Gary79

3

828

engine mount (again)

jetech on Jan 7, 2003

Jan 8, 2003 06:24 AM
by jetech

3

441

rear shims ?

vettedreams on Dec 13, 2002

Dec 13, 2002 04:06 PM
by Tom454

4

474

Body shim question for my 1968

Robd on Nov 27, 2002

Nov 27, 2002 01:08 PM
by Robd

2

544

assembly, corvette, pic, shifter, shim, shims, speed, zf, zf6

ZF6 shifter question.....

DCP on Nov 25, 2002

Nov 25, 2002 06:01 PM
by kittmaster

4

882

L98 Distributor Shims

C4TOMCAT on Nov 4, 2002

Nov 4, 2002 07:44 PM
by clem zahrobsky

4

965

1973, 1990, anew, c3, c4, c5, corvette, noise, shim, shims, starter, stater, sterter

Starter noise -- shim?

joeveto on Nov 1, 2002

Nov 1, 2002 01:55 PM
by jersey68l36

3

1,017

body, c2, corvette, mount, remove, replacement, shims

Body Mount Replacement or Shims Without Removing the Body

Blkblt on Sep 26, 2002

Oct 24, 2002 11:13 PM
by Denney

16

10,507

Autocrossing & Roadracing

c4, c4corvetterearspringmounts, corvette, forum, hardware, mount, mounting, rear, shims, spring

C4 rear spring mount questions.

VetteRacer282 on Oct 9, 2002

Oct 11, 2002 04:02 AM
by ET

1

647

1967, 67, body, bushing, c2, corvette, corvettes, installation, modified, mounts, replace, shims

replacing body mounts on a C2 how many shims should I have on hand

Ih2lose on Oct 6, 2002

Oct 8, 2002 04:10 PM
by Denney

6

669

body, corvete, corvette, frame, place, shims

How to shim body to frame correct? and how many shims????

bowtie racing on Sep 24, 2002

Sep 30, 2002 03:55 AM
by bowtie racing

7

1,396

alignment, c3, corvette, end, front, shims

Trivia Of the Evening. C3 Alignment. What is it?

Paul L on Sep 24, 2002

Sep 25, 2002 07:04 PM
by Markm10431

14

639

1968, alignment, corvette, fall, rear, rpw9510, shims

Alignment Rant!!

micks69 on Sep 5, 2002

Sep 6, 2002 07:38 PM
by bfrance

15

1,229

1970, 1973, 69, 77, arm, converting, corvette, cotter, drill, guide, hole, pin, schematic, shims, slotted, trailing, vette

Cotter pin to hold trailing arm shims - weird?

67HEAVEN on Jul 20, 2002

Jul 21, 2002 10:26 PM
by joe73vette

16

2,837

1966, 67, arm, bolt, c2, corvette, cotter, duke, pin, pins, secure, shim, shims, trailing, vette, weird

Cotter pin to hold trailing arm shims - weird?

67HEAVEN on Jul 20, 2002

Jul 21, 2002 12:39 PM
by 67HEAVEN

4

953

Autocrossing & Roadracing

New Front End Installed Pics...

on Jul 10, 2002

Jul 11, 2002 01:25 AM
by Mac

2

395

Factory Correct Resto

add, autocross, camber, caster, corvette, decrease, increase, negative, shims, spacers

How can you increase negative camber after all shims are removed?

dantos on Jul 3, 2002

Jul 6, 2002 11:56 AM
by dantos

9

2,042

arm, corvette, cotter, drilling, pin, shim, shims, trailing

Needed: Pic of Trail Arm Shim Cotter Pin Hole Location

RatMat on Jun 16, 2002

Jun 17, 2002 10:55 PM
by RatMat

4

1,099

59 windshiels frame rubber shims.

59er on Jun 8, 2002

Jun 10, 2002 09:26 PM
by 59er

5

834

'67 Radiator Support Shims

67HEAVEN on Apr 11, 2002

Apr 11, 2002 09:33 PM
by 67HEAVEN

3

635

Factory Correct Resto

aluminum, blp, button, chain, clearance, cloyes, cover, covers, flow, kooler, piece, pointer, quick, shims, timing, work

Aluminum timing chain covers with short water pumps

robzr on Mar 21, 2002

Mar 22, 2002 08:18 PM
by A C

10

9,123

how many of you guys have lowered your C4?

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David Haag on Mar 5, 2002

Mar 6, 2002 11:19 PM
by RUDY S

22

1,064

Body shims

slide on Feb 27, 2002

Feb 27, 2002 09:56 AM
by topless68

2

494

1975, c3, corvette, knock, knockout, rear, rebuild, rebuilding, shims, spendle, spindle, tool

Need Advice on Rear Spindle Rebuild

7Roadster5 on Feb 12, 2002

Feb 13, 2002 01:54 PM
by norvalwilhelm

9

1,688

corvette, differential, pinion, shims, solid, spacer

Solid Pinion spacer and shims for Differential

GTR1999 on Feb 11, 2002

Feb 11, 2002 12:30 PM
by norvalwilhelm

1

1,546

73, 74, 79, arm, arms, baet, bolts, corvette, remove, rusty, shims, shorter, ss, trailing, vette

Trailing Arm Bolts

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Paul L on Jan 8, 2002

Jan 8, 2002 11:32 PM
by Steve Straus

26

1,880

body, c3, catalog, corvette, free, gokart, mount, mounts, replace, rubber, shims, torque, tube, v8

BODY MOUNTS: Replacements? Where & what to get??

454Big on Jan 2, 2002

Jan 8, 2002 11:32 AM
by 454Big

15

2,173

adjustment, alignment, arm, arms, c2, car, correct, corvette, degrees, rear, shim, shimming, shims, tolerances, trailing

Rear Trailing Arm Alignment Question

Chuck Gongloff on Dec 11, 2001

Dec 12, 2001 10:07 PM
by Chuck Gongloff

13

1,817

Factory Correct Resto

amount, arm, body, breeze, bushing, c2, corvette, exact, rear, removing, replacement, shim, shims, sizes, thick, trailing

Trailing arm removal was a breeze! QUESTIONS on shims.

67HEAVEN on Dec 2, 2001

Dec 9, 2001 10:37 PM
by 67HEAVEN

7

1,135

79, c3, change, corvette, differental, differential, end, loose, material, noise, play, problems, shims, side, yoke

Differential side yoke end play specs?

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MIKER on Nov 27, 2001

Nov 30, 2001 10:01 PM
by MIKER

26

7,320

1969, 76, aligning, alignment, arms, c2, camber, center, corvette, shims, specs, toe, torqueon, trailing, wheel

Alignment spec's

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pittsaj on Oct 27, 2001

Nov 22, 2001 12:19 AM
by 396 RAT

27

2,436

aarm, alienment, aliginment, alignment, arm, c3, control, corvette, driver, end, front, lean, s10, shims, side, upper, vette

Why are so many shims one A-Arm only.....?

topless68 on Nov 11, 2001

Nov 11, 2001 05:04 PM
by tsw71

3

1,158

Help! Quick advice before I order my suspension kit.

ImBatman on Nov 2, 2001

Nov 2, 2001 01:46 PM
by Lohkay

12

581

1966, 1970, 66, arm, bolt, corvette, drill, guide, rear, shims, thick, toe, torque, trail, trailing

69 Trailing Arm Toe In/Out Shims..Holes or Slots?

Chuck Gongloff on Oct 25, 2001

Oct 27, 2001 09:31 AM
by R1234

14

5,204

coated, copper, gasket, gaskets, head, install, installing, puetal, sealantto, sealer, shim, shims, side, spray, steel

Steel shim head gasket sealing

tsw71 on Sep 8, 2001

Sep 9, 2001 10:36 PM
by tsw71

12

8,346

Trailing arm shim kits- need two?

81Batman on Aug 9, 2001

Aug 10, 2001 12:28 AM
by 81Batman

7

564