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Re: rear end alignment question

To: "Dave1massey@cs.com" <Dave1massey@cs.com>
Subject: Re: rear end alignment question
From: sujit roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:38:12 -0700
Hi Dave:
I had all the bushes changed sometime back and hadn't expected them to
be warn so soon.  Apparently, the after market standard Stag bushes
only last a couple of years.   I'll be ordering an uprated set.


Sujit

On 5/29/05, Dave1massey@cs.com <Dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 5/27/2005 9:12:54 AM Central Standard Time,
> triumphstag@gmail.com writes: 
> I had the stag in an alignment shop and they told me that the
> toe-inout on oneside is quite far off.   The stag has the shims that
> you stack just like you mentioned and they do appear, from(memory) to
> be one thickness.
> The stag does not have multiple brackets/mounts to change the camber.
> That's off also.  I'm hoping a warn bush change will correct that.
> 
> Perhaps it was premature to check alignment of the bushings are not up to
> snuff.  But perhaps it is a reasonable way to find these things out.  But it
> is certainly not a worthwhile endevor to adjust the alignment if the
> bushings are in need of replacement.  Do that first.  Then the toe-in can be
> set.  If the camber is still out there may be or you could have made some
> eccentric bushings made up that will allow some adjustability.  (These are
> bushings whith the hole off-center)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dave




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