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Steve--
As I recall I was your navigator on that run. Maybe I should have had my
eyes on the road rather than the written materials....
Best--Michael Oritt
On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:40 AM BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> While running a rallye in my BJ8 in 2002, I had the misfortune of hitting
> an unexpected pothole which caused the left front shock to tear away from
> its mount on three sides. The mount had already been weakened by too many
> years (pre-Allen Hendrix) of driving with out-of-balance tires that cracked
> the mount in multiple places under the shock. Those cracks had been
> repaired by welding up the cracks.
>
> The damage from the pothole was repaired -- not a really pretty repair,
> since the shock now has those U-shaped shims under the outboard bolt
> holes. However, the alignment is spot-on (judging from the handling and no
> excessive wear on the tires), and nothing has happened to the shock ears in
> almost 70,000 miles since then.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
> Spidell
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 12:54 AM
> To: Healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] Simple camber adjustment fix?
>
> My BJ8 has had what I feel is excessive pos. camber--2-3deg--since new
> (AFAIK), even with offset trunnion bushings 'maxed out.' Now that I can
> TIG weld with a bit of competence, I've considered adjustable shock
> plates but, while browsing the shelves at Harbor Freight the other day I
> noticed a box of alignment shims. These are roughly U-shaped and come
> in assorted thicknesses (yeah, I know, they've been around forever).
> Anyway, I got to thinking if I put shims under the outer ears on the
> front shocks that would tilt the shocks back and remove some or all of
> the pos. camber. My concern is, would this put undue stress on the
> ears--where the bolts go--on the shocks, possibly causing them to break
> and mayhem to ensue? Anybody done this?
>
>
> https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=alignment+shims
>
> Bob
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Steve=
--</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div=
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">As I recall I was your nav=
igator on that run.=C2=A0 Maybe I should have had my eyes on the road rathe=
r than the written materials....</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333=
ff">Best--Michael Oritt=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:40 AM BJ8Heale=
ys <<a href=3D"mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com";>sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>> wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">While running a =
rallye in my BJ8 in 2002, I had the misfortune of hitting an unexpected pot=
hole which caused the left front shock to tear away from its mount on three=
sides.=C2=A0 The mount had already been weakened by too many years (pre-Al=
len Hendrix) of driving with out-of-balance tires that cracked the mount in=
multiple places under the shock.=C2=A0 Those cracks had been repaired by w=
elding up the cracks.<br>
<br>
The damage from the pothole was repaired -- not a really pretty repair, sin=
ce the shock now has those U-shaped shims under the outboard bolt holes.=C2=
=A0 However, the alignment is spot-on (judging from the handling and no exc=
essive wear on the tires), and nothing has happened to the shock ears in al=
most 70,000 miles since then.<br>
<br>
Steve Byers<br>
HBJ8L/36666<br>
BJ8 Registry<br>
AHCA Delegate at Large<br>
Havelock, NC=C2=A0 <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell=
<br>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 12:54 AM<br>
To: Healeys<br>
Subject: [Healeys] Simple camber adjustment fix?<br>
<br>
My BJ8 has had what I feel is excessive pos. camber--2-3deg--since new <br>
(AFAIK), even with offset trunnion bushings 'maxed out.'=C2=A0 Now =
that I can <br>
TIG weld with a bit of competence, I've considered adjustable shock <br=
>
plates but, while browsing the shelves at Harbor Freight the other day I <b=
r>
noticed a box of alignment shims.=C2=A0 These are roughly U-shaped and come=
<br>
in assorted thicknesses (yeah, I know, they've been around forever). <b=
r>
Anyway, I got to thinking if I put shims under the outer ears on the <br>
front shocks that would tilt the shocks back and remove some or all of <br>
the pos. camber.=C2=A0 My concern is, would this put undue stress on the <b=
r>
ears--where the bolts go--on the shocks, possibly causing them to break <br=
>
and mayhem to ensue?=C2=A0 Anybody done this?<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=3D=
asc&order=3DEAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=
=3Dalignment+shims" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.harbor=
freight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=3Dasc&order=3DEAScore%2Cf%2=
CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=3Dalignment+shims</a><br>
<br>
Bob<br>
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