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Re: [Fot] TR frame square, straightness?

To: davehogye <dlhogye@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR frame square, straightness?
From: Greg ''Lunker'' Hilyer <lunkercars@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:03:07 -0600
Here's a urban myth to run by the group. I actually believe it to be  
true as I've run into it more than once.
They were set-up that way to compensate for LHD on crowned roads. RHD  
would have the corresponding difference on the other side.
Thoughts?

Greg "Lunker" Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Sep 21, 2010, at 6:34 PM, davehogye wrote:

> Hello all,
> Does anyone know the tolerable limits to frame measurements for  
> TRs. I'm about to put my TR3 body back on the frame and things are  
> reading a little out. I have a 3/8" difference from front axles to  
> back, and on the short side, the right, it's about 3/8" up on the  
> front corner. The car did have a couple badly bent wheels on it  
> when I bought it, but it had no evidence of being in any nasty  
> fender benders and all of the body panels were original. It doesn't  
> seem like a real problem to me, but now would be the time to tweek  
> it a bit and I do have access to a frame machine.
>
>
> I'd appreciate any comments,
> Dave H.
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