George,
My BJ8--which I've owned since it had 64K miles--had some damage (a curb
strike, apparently) on one side but not the other, but the camber was
3-4deg positive on both sides. Though nominal is 1deg positive, most
unaltered Healeys appear to have at least that much. I used the offset
bushings at full offset to pull the camber in close to 1deg. That--and
an alignment by a competent shop--made a world of difference in my car's
handling.
Since there is no camber adjustment for (stock) Healeys--a real
shortcoming, unfortunately--I suspect the factory "alignment" was a
matter of how well the jig was set up--or how many pints the fitter had
at the pub the night before--the day the shock plates were welded in.
bs
George Haywood wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Your a much deeper thinker than I am, I just forwarded Brad pictures of how
>my bj8 came from the factory. As you say though, if the upper fulcrum pin
>were inboard in relation to the swivel axle the camber would be changed
>dramatically, at least an inch at the upper trunion. Do you think that there
>are front ends out there with that kind of arrangement unless there was prior
>damage to the suspension or chassis? I may be showing my ignorance again but
>since I have not been involved with racing, I don't know, there may be a need
>for that kind of set up.
>
> George
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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