rearend question ? side to side clearance ?

NOS/86 · Aug 10, 2004

just put new bushings in my rearend housing ... now my drivers side tire rubs on the inside . and of course there is more clearance on the other side . how do i make this right ? have i got the bushings in too far or not enuff on one side or the other ? or would it besomething else ? nothing else has changed but the bushings ..... help ! never had a mustang do this before !

89MustangGX · Aug 10, 2004

I'm not aware of any way to adjust side-to-side positioning of the rear. I would think it's just factory tolerances and you're probably filling the wheelwells enough to notice it.

NOS/86 · Aug 11, 2004

89MustangGX said:
I'm not aware of any way to adjust side-to-side positioning of the rear. I would think it's just factory tolerances and you're probably filling the wheelwells enough to notice it.

i'd think this too ! but i'm running a 8in wheel with 5.5 backspacing and running a 275/60 15 , which cleared fine before the bushings ... now it hits on the drivers side ....

TT91 · Aug 11, 2004

did u tighten the control arm bolts while the car was in the air, or on the ground?

NOS/86 · Aug 11, 2004

sirsureshot39 said:
did u tighten the control arm bolts while the car was in the air, or on the ground?

while it was in the air . i've always done this . all i can think of is i put the spacers back in on the wrong side where the contol arm bolts to the torque box . (i droped the whole rear out of the car when i replaced the bushings .)

i'm running double adjustable uppers and lowers , and you have too space then some ... this might be the problem . i hope .

TT91 · Aug 11, 2004

all suspension bolts are supposed to be tightened while they have a load on them, this is for front and rear suspension. You should jack the car up again, loosen all the bolts some, set it down, see how it looks, and tighten everything up from there. The double adjustables should be the same length as the stockers that came off or youll be adjusting your pinion angle.

NOS/86 · Aug 11, 2004

sirsureshot39 said:
all suspension bolts are supposed to be tightened while they have a load on them, this is for front and rear suspension. You should jack the car up again, loosen all the bolts some, set it down, see how it looks, and tighten everything up from there. The double adjustables should be the same length as the stockers that came off or youll be adjusting your pinion angle.

thank you .... i will try this . i have done it ether way in the past . in the air and with a load on it . (never had a problem ) first time for everthing .

but as for the adjustable arms ... if you put then at the same lenght as *(stock)* your not using them for what there made for anyway there all ready set for the proper pinion angle that my car needs ...

but , as i said thank you for the info .

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