Operating on the strut tower (was RE: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems to begin with)

[Carl Prochilo]

Got the car aligned today to at an old fashioned alignment shop (read no
computer equipment except for billing purposes).  You need to make an appt
at least 1.5 days in advance to get in.

Front settings achieved post surgery are as follows. Note I needed to use
all of the newly acquired area to get -1.625 for camber (was -2.4 degrees)
and +2.25 for caster (up from +0.75).  Toe is set to neutral.  The
additional caster does allow the steering to return to center much more
quickly than before.

Rear was adjusted to -0.75 degrees for camber (was -1.25 and not tracking
correctly).  Car has specialty products eccentric bushings.

My 92 never got the spacer plates to correct the groaning problem when
turning the steering and may get around to that some day...
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Carl Prochilo said:
> Try this one.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/33hl4
>
> I forgot about adding the port 2080 directive.  Damn ISPs blocking port
> 80...  I'll probably get around to paying a 3rd party for doing a redirect
> for me to hide that.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> Kevin & Cheryl Airth said:
>> Carl:
>>  I didn't get anything?
>> .
>> .
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
>> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: Operating on the strut tower (was RE: [Shotimes] Alignment
>> Products, Problems to begin with)
>>
>>
>>> Job finished.  I clicked a few photos of the strut tower before I did
>>> the
>>> work so you can see what it looks like for the folk that haven't
>>> attempted
>>> this yet.  At this point in the process the car is lifted at the front
>>> of
>>> the subframe.  I left the wheels on and swaybar links connected, and
>>> there
>>> was still enough play to be able to drop the strut low enough to move
>>> the
>>> bolts out of harms way.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/323kk
>>>
>>> I used a Dremmel tool and about 4 grinding wheels to create slots at
>>> about
>>> 45 degrees, outward and back direction.  This should increase positive
>>> caster and reduce negative camber.  The inner bolt is the one to look
>>> after.  I probably left about 1/8" metal.
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carl Prochilo
>>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>>
>>> Carl Prochilo said:
>>> > I'm in the middle of this job now.  When you drilled the holes, did
>>> you
>>> > offset them to the rear to increase positive caster?
>>> > --
>>> > Cheers,
>>> > Carl Prochilo
>>> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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