rear wheels not centered under body, help!

[spinner37]

so i bought this 77 911 s a few months back. it sat really crooked in the back and the camber rear was way off. i was able to get it sitting level side to side in the rear and got the camber close for now. so now i notice the driver rear wheel is about 3/4 of an inch farther outof the wheel well then the passennger side. i am wondering if the body is tweaked some, or if this can be adjusted? i know the alignment is not perfect, so once that is daled in maybe it will help? any insight would be great! my conculsion now is that the car was hit at some point over the last 32 years and is a little "tweaked".... is sure is fun to drive still

[tonythetarga]

Could be something as simple as a different sized wheel on that side. You might take the wheel off and check the width on the inside and compare it to the other side. Is it possible a front wheel is on the rear and vice versa??
How about a picture to illustrate.
Thanks.

[ossiblue]

Once you check/adjust alignment, corner balance, camber, offset of wheels, and tire size,then look closely at the difference you mentioned. It is not uncommon for theses cars to have differences without having been in an accident--some as much as 3/4 inch as you mention. Before you get too concerned, get all things in spec. Pics will help too.

[83-911SC cab]

Are you using the outer wheel lip as your guide to being centered in the wheel well? If so then take what ossiblue said to heart..

Try measuring from the inside wheel housing (vertical section) to the outer wheel well lip and also from the inside wheel housing to the outer lip of the tire.. Compare side to side..

My measurement from the inner wheel well to the outer lip is different from side to side..by about 3/4"..My car must have been constructed in the afternoon after the factory workers got back from a long lunch at the "Beer Garden"...

Measure and post back here with findings..

Gregg

[BLEW911]

Seems to be fairly common. Could be they had a jig that was a little off. Still hand built until......when?

[80-911SC]

+ 1 on checking inside ,
if that is correct you can drive as is or if very bothersome get a single spacer for the offending side .

[spinner37]

ok, sounds good, i will look a little more into and get some measurements. i am looking at the outer fender lip compared to the tire.....

[johndglynn]

+1 on it being common to be wider one side than the other.

Long as the alignment all checks out in the end then I wouldn't worry.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by BLEW911

Seems to be fairly common. Could be they had a jig that was a little off. Still hand built until......when?

this is what i thought. mine is the same as yours. one side is about 1/2 in different. when i talked to the guy at boothe design wheel spacers, he told me it was common. i was going to get one wheel spacer a 1/2 wider than the other because things like this bother me. but i found a used set and i dont even notice it now even thugh they are different. i am just glad my wheels fill out the fenders now.

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

Years ago I bought a quad-cam Carrera 356 Speedster, couldn't imagine why the guy was selling it so cheaply. (This was the early '60s, so it wasn't yet a "rare" car but was nonetheless desirable.)

Had my then-wife drive the four-cam home, following me in our regular 356 Speedster. Looked in the rear-view mirror and got an immediate answer to my question: the four-cam was dog-tracking--driving slightly but obviously sideways, like a trotting dog. Bent frame.

[T77911S]

dog trotting is one thing i alway s look at on cars, even just driving around. take a look at volvo's, they ALL do it just a little.