Clever Idiot Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Got everything on yesterday, and I have some serious camber. Nothing is on the suspension other than the body. Loosening up the upper a-arm bolts until the wheel was level (just using a small bubble-level), you can see how much space I have between the mounting shaft and the frame mounting points. This seems excessive to me. 2" drop springs, stock spindles, tall upper ball joint, stock-style a-arms. Don't think it makes a difference, but in case it does these aren't the wheels I'll be using - these are 16x8. I'm going to be using 18x8. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I've seen worst! You are ions ahead of yourself though. That will be one of the very last things you'll have to get done. Think about all the weight you will be adding to the front suspension. It will change a lot. And when you do have the alignment done, put on the tires and wheels you will be running. That can make a difference on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Yeah. Once you get that Engine and trans in. Then the front should settle down a bit. Then off to the alignment shop she goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Idiot Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Ok, so it's not abnormal then. I was worried I had made an expensive boo-boo. So the alignment shop will take care of shims? Should I even bother pre-shimming it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 So the alignment shop will take care of shims? Should I even bother pre-shimming it? You may want to throw some in before you take it to the shop so it's easier to move around. They should have the shims in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Idiot Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Got it. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 hahaha thats how my front wheels look after i rebuilt my front suspension also..havent got to the shop with it yet tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Idiot Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Heh, believe it or not that's actually the corrected wheel. The little phone camera kinda fish-eyed it though, so it does look goofy. Before I let the bolts out it was almost a quarter-bubble off with my level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 nice setup you have there!>>>may i inquire as to what brand of a-arms you used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudax Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 DJ, just got mine aligned last year and when I priced around, they all had the shims. I went with a guy here locally, believe it or not a GM dealership, that does a lot of older/muscle cars there. Paid like $60.00 which was a little cheaper than most. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Idiot Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 nice setup you have there!>>>may i inquire as to what brand of a-arms you used Thanks! I have BMR stuff all around. Great quality stuff at about half the price of Hotchkis. Clicky-click. 2" drop springs for front, 1" drop for rear, tall ball joints. Everything else is their standard A-body stuff. Here's an explanation why I went with tall ball joints when I was considering a tall spindle swap. Originally Posted By: cudax DJ, just got mine aligned last year and when I priced around, they all had the shims. I went with a guy here locally, believe it or not a GM dealership, that does a lot of older/muscle cars there. Paid like $60.00 which was a little cheaper than most. Nice! I got some DSE shims from OPG and threw them in for now, just to get them in the ball park. Ended up with 3/8" worth of shims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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