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Re: [6pack] Rear Suspension Question

To: John Cyganowski <janah@att.net>, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Rear Suspension Question
From: Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:30:55 GMT
John---These shims control the wheel toe. Adding shims to the outside bracket 
increases toe OUT, as would decreasing shims on the inner bracket. Conversely, 
removing shims on the outer bracket increases toe IN, adding shims here 
decreases it.
What we want to do here, while getting the wheel toe into specs, is to maintain 
the wheelbase. This is meant to be 88 inches, from the center of the front 
wheel hub to the center of the rear wheel hub, on both sides of the car. As you 
can see, if you take most of the shims from both brackets, the WB would 
decrease on this side of the car. Best to keep the factory geometry as 
designed. TR's that I've looked at have generally between two to four shims on 
both sides of the car.

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: John Cyganowski
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 3:44 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Rear Suspension Question

Hi All-

Okay I have another question regarding the rear suspension.

I believe the shims are for castor adjustment?

On my passenger side, I had 4 shims on the inner bracket and 3 shims on the 
outer bracket.

Would this not be the same as having 1 shim on the inner bracket and 0 shims 
on the outer bracket?

What am I missing.

Nelson's tome on Buckeye is helpful, but it is dense and it will take me a 
while to get my mind wrapped around this one.

Thanks.
John Cyg
CC52927LO
70 Damson

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