Correction!! If you take the same amount of shims out from the front and
rear it only changes camber. If you take it out from just one of the front
or rear arms it changes caster and camber.
I made a typo on the last reply.
Kevin
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> From: Kevin N. Andrews <kevina@emji.net>
> To: Erik Bjorkner <autoxr@zebra.net>; 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: Alignment info
> Date: Friday, September 17, 1999 6:14 PM
>
>
> What car are you pertaining to? Any time you change shims, toe changes
> also. Changing toe does not change the caster or camber though. If you
take
> an equal shim from the front or rear of the arm it only changes camber.
If
> you take just one out from the front or rear arm it will change caster
and
> camber. The changes you make to one side only affects that side. Changing
> the camber that much will change your toe. It is best to get a shop that
> can do the changes for you. Or if you live in the North Carolina area I
can
> do it. Hope you get things the way you want it.
> Kevin Andrews
> Siler City, NC
> 250's CD2908LO
> CD7766L
>
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> > From: Erik Bjorkner <autoxr@zebra.net>
> > To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
> > Subject: Alignment info
> > Date: Thursday, September 16, 1999 3:11 PM
> >
> >
> > If I remove equal number of shims (equal size that is) will my camber
> > change equally between front and aft A-arm mount as well as between R &
L
>
> > sides? Will the toe change much say to go from 3 degrees neg to 1.5
> > degrees neg camber?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Erik Bjorkner
> > Mobile, AL
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/3801/triumph.html
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