Does This Look Weird

MikeH686

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Just noticed this today messing around with the car never noticed any shaking or scraping issues but I know this can't be right. I could've swore I measured my old control arms before I installed the new ones from upr

 

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That does look off somehow.

 

Onefine88

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Yeah somethings up?

 

bentley429isBAC

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Just adjust the lowers no big deal.

 

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MikeH686

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So it is off correct ok I figured it was good thing they are new bolts should be easy to fix

 

MikeH686

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But just adjusting lowers will yes scoot it forward but by only doing that will set my pinion angle out to far so I gotta adjust both

 

84Ttop

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MikeH686 said:

But just adjusting lowers will yes scoot it forward but by only doing that will set my pinion angle out to far so I gotta adjust both

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Exactly! If you haven't had the car aligned yet let the alignment shop square the rear in the car. If you have had it aligned you need to be careful what adjustments you make or you could throw the alignment out of whack. Reseting the pinion angle would be easiest on the alignment rack

 

MikeH686

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I had it aligned but the guy I took it to only did the fronts he wasn't comfortable doing the rear but it's got solid bushings so I know the pinion needs to be zero * which I did that myself just gotta re set it up cus I didn't pay attention to the damn lowers

 

bentley429isBAC

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Right you have to adjust the uppers for pinion angle I was just saying to center the rear in the wheel well. Pinion angle also should not be 0 even with solid bushings.

 

MikeH686

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I'm pretty sure that's what Upr told me @Sharad can you give me some insight here please

 

bentley429isBAC

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Nope, you want to be more around -1.5

 

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Sharad

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Yep, looks like the lowers need to be shorted, and then the uppers adjusted to correct the pinion angle.

 

MikeH686

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@Sharad what's the angle supposed to be with spherical bushings?

 

84Ttop

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Fwiw my pinion angle with fully solid suspension is set at -1. I've also found that most cars like yours even with solid everything work really well at -2. This is one of those case by case basis things and you'll need to bring your jack, stands and protractor to the track to dial the pinion angle in.

 

MikeH686

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Well I just bought a magnetic angle finder

 

Sharad

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MikeH686 said:

@Sharad what's the angle supposed to be with spherical bushings?

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We tell people -2° with solid bushings, but we like to keep things between -1° and -2°. I believe my Fox is at -1.5° right now.

 

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bentley429isBAC said:

Nope, you want to be more around -1.5

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Sharad said:

We tell people -2° with solid bushings, but we like to keep things between -1° and -2°. I believe my Fox is at -1.5° right now.

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Hmm

 

MikeH686

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Ok cool I will probably be doing that this week