> I had my midget in the alignment/tire balance shop a few weeks ago
>and the technician pointed out that the camber figures were out of spec.
>>From driving on roads in this area and hitting some huge pot holes, I
>wasn't surprised. As we all know (well most of us anyway), it's not
>real easy to adjust camber on midgets, on B's too I suppose. I started
>looking around and found some adjustable shock arms to correct camber.
>One place I saw wanted ~$100 a piece for uprated shocks with the
>adjustable end link. I also saw a place advertised in Hemmings that was
>selling the arms for ~$35 a piece.
> My camber isn't real far out of spec., but far enough that I know in
>a few years (months) it will probably be way out from the roads. Does
>anyone have experience with these adjustable arms. Thetheory sounds
>real good. I just put rebuilt shocks on the front, so I'd hate to spend
>another $200 for the new shocks with the arms. How hard would it be to
>put a new arm on armstrong shocks?
I think I'd first inspect the lower arms with a straightedge and
make sure they're not bent. Also, I presume the bushings are in good shape?
As I recall, the camber changes as these wear.
I've seen one top-flight shop adjust the camber on my MGA by putting
a shim under the shock absorber. Memory is dim, but I think he only shimmed
the inboard (or outboard) bolts. This would tilt the shock slightly and
change the camber by some small amount. Certainly shims are cheaper than new
suspension pieces. Don't know how much you can really shim though.
Dave Ambrose
dave@pacdata.com
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