Hal,
why don't you get an alignment done, so you know what you are dealing
with. What are the camber settings on each side, etc. Could be that your
new A-arms are a little off. You could fix this with offset supension
bushings. On my car, camber is pretty different from side to side and I
know that racers in stock classes adjust their suspensions by juggling
stock parts.
Ulix
On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Hal Cummings wrote:
>
> Hi folks!
>
> I'm a new subscriber, and have enjoyed reading postings here for a
> couple of days now.
>
> I have a question concerning aligning front ends after a suspension
> overhaul.
>
> I restored my Midget (71 1275) including a complete teardown/rebuild.
> This included all new front suspension components, excepting the rack,
> collumn and steering wheel. While reassembling the front suspension,
> I put the rack in what I thought was dead center position, and set the
> tie rod ends so that the front wheels were as close to parallel with
> the rears (1/8" toe in) as I could measure. This was done while the
> car was still "off it's feet".
>
> After driving for about 5K miles now, I notice a measurable amount of
> wear on the inside tracks of the front tires.
>
> Is there a trick to this? Where this is the only adjustment on the
> suspension geometry, I had thought it simple enough not to bother
> with an alignment shop.
>
> I bought this car from the original owner, and it has never been hit
> hard enough to leave any trace. It has original sheetmetal throughout
> and very little damage other than parking lot dings and battery acid
> holes was evident after stripping the entire car to bare metal. I
> therefore do not think the chassis is bent.
>
> Any advice cheerfully accepted!
>
> Hal
>
> halc@genauto.com
>
>
Ulix __/__,__
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