Does anyone know a good mechanic in the South Florida area? I bought a 82 Mustang from Cali and it has a bad tire rub all around I rolled the fenders and it didn't help upon further inspection I see it has one air bag in the left rear but not the right. Also the gap between the left front and right front are night and day. Also if you look at the car from the front the right tire is outside the fender noticeably more then the left. Any help would be appreciated
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When you say air bag, do you mean a small one inside the spring?
What wheel and tire combo do you have (sizes).
Post a couple pictures.
What wheel and tire combo do you have (sizes).
Post a couple pictures.
How far south? Are there spacers between the wheel and hub?
You don't need a mechanic, You need different wheels.
Take one off and measure the back spacing, lay the wheel on its face take a straight edge accross the LIP of the rim measure down to the stud holes. Report back here and someone will tell you your backspacing. I think you subtract that from half the wheel width, someone will correct me, probably not that easy,
You don't need a mechanic, You need different wheels.
Take one off and measure the back spacing, lay the wheel on its face take a straight edge accross the LIP of the rim measure down to the stud holes. Report back here and someone will tell you your backspacing. I think you subtract that from half the wheel width, someone will correct me, probably not that easy,
From the gaps in the hood line your nose may be pushed over a little to the drivers side, major problem is the wheel spacing, too much off set or wheels to wide, I run stock pony wheels, someone will chime in and tell us the proper wheel size/back spacing .
No spacers behind the wheels?
No spacers behind the wheels?
I can't think of anything 'structural' that will make the wheels stick out too far, one sticking out farther than the other is likely the nose pushed over, look at your hood gap and fender gaps all the way to the windshield, evenly spaced, straight lines?
Sagging, weak spring, or someone told him it will launch better at the dragstrip, I'd bet on the weak spring.
Whats the back story on this ride? What are your intentions with it?
Whats the back story on this ride? What are your intentions with it?
Drag springs. Usually the rear right has the bag. On launch, the car will squat and torque to the passenger side, so the air bag tends to help with the weight transfer.
In order to properly diagnose this, you really need to get under the car and look around and post pics. Any modifications to the suspension? Stock OEM brakes with drums in the rear?
Those wheels are pretty big for an '82. not a lot of pre-90 Mustangs can get away with that combo at all without rub. Still, that one side is sticking out pretty far, but without poking head in the fender, hard to say why
It may not be frame damage, although they are pretty flimsy, our cars are called 'flexable fliers' and be'n lowered don't help with the crap you encounter on the roads these days.
Previous owner probably either doesn't know or will not admit to any damage.
My car had an encounter that damaged the the lower core support in front and shows evidence of minor miss alinement but it matches the rest of the car, I've thought about calling it 'raggity andy'.
Previous owner probably either doesn't know or will not admit to any damage.
My car had an encounter that damaged the the lower core support in front and shows evidence of minor miss alinement but it matches the rest of the car, I've thought about calling it 'raggity andy'.
underneath I think he built it for the track but never got their the front sway bar is as thick as a palm tree. And your right the wheel and tire combo is unusual im more concerned about the suspension
Car looks nice, but we really need ot see the underside of the car, and inside the wheels wells. If you could pull that front wheel off, even better.
Shots of the subframe alignment, core support, maybe the control arms/spindles/struts, etc.
Shots of the subframe alignment, core support, maybe the control arms/spindles/struts, etc.
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