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Fixing to do the Shelby Drop to my 65

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Rapid

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How much negative camber occurs from just the drop? I am just trying to work out how many, if any, shims to leave out to get the best initial setup. The car has 620 springs with a 1 inch drop.
 

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For you initial setup, start out with half as many shims. That should get you close enough to drive the car to the alignment shop.
 

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Good advice. Half as many shims turned out to be just right for me
Dave
 
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I just did my '65. I used the 1" drop 620 springs as you are and the shelby drop. I removed 1 shim from each side (2 per control arm). I ended up with too much + camber, and when aligned, they had to add shims back. I know each car is different, but that's how it affected mine.

The specs when taken in came in at (EDIT -1.5 degrees on each side. He set it at -.2 degrees). Some people say to run 1-2 degrees with the Shelby drop, but the alignment shop didn't recommend it on radials, not to mention, 2 degrees is very noticeable to the eyes and looks rather weird.
 

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I was told you need to set it to the shelby specs not the original mustang specs. True?
 

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Actually, you want negative camber in the alignment for good handling.
Somewhere around from 0 to -.5 is ideal on a street car.

Your car must plow pretty bad with +.5 camber setting
 
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Doh, maybe it was .5- ? Can't remember now, have to check the alignment sheet. As far as plowing ??? How would .5+ cause plowing ?

EDIT- This is somewhat confusing to me, maybe because I dont' really understand it fully. But the Alignment report has Camber included twice.

It says:
Caster Left -.7
Right -.3
Camber Left .2
Right 0.0

FRONT
Toe Left 3/32
Right 3/32
Total 3/16
Camber Left -.2
Right -.2
 

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Those are some messed up alignment specs. The sheet is a little hard to read, but regardless your car has a lot more potential.
 
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What specs would one want on a street driven car with coil springs and the Shelby drop ?
 

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Caster:
+1.5° to +2.5°

Camber:
0 to -.5°

Toe:
1/8"

I have these specs on my website for future references.
 
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Thanks!
 
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