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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Mill Valley, CA
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Smacked rear wheel on curb need help!
Sat. pm I got a little TO sideways and smacked the right rear wheel into a curb. What was once about 1.5 degrees of negative camber is now what seems about a half. These are just guesstimates. My car is a 72, has sway-away adj. spring plates and 29 mm torsion bars w\new koni schocks. These are the questions:
1). What should i look for in the way of something being bent? The car drives ok but obviously needs to have the rear aligned. 2) My car is so low that the increase in positive camber is now making the rear tire scrap the fender. Can i adjust the camber in the rear so I can at least get it to a shop without ruining my new tire? Any other help would be great. Thanks all ------------------ 72 911T. |
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09-24-2001, 10:53 AM
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You can try adjusting the rear camber, but who knows how far that steel control arm is bent. It really needs to be removed and checked on the dealer test jig!
If you need to drive it a couple of miles, why not roll the fender lip (if not done previously) and use your old spare tire for that drive? ------------------ Warren Hall 1973 911S Targa 1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2 4X4 parts hauler |
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09-24-2001, 12:22 PM
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Thanks warren
Here's the update: Was able to adjust rear camber, along with raising the height just enough so the wheel doesn't scrap. But, there is no way that it will equal the negative camber on the other side. Bringing it to S-Car-GO tomorrow to see if they can decrease the negative camber on the drivers side and increase it on the bent side until i can raise the cash to change the trailing arm. I'm almost positive the trailing is bent. I put the car on stands and started it and ran it in gear w\wheels spinning. Wheel is not bent and either is the axle. I did a search through previous posts and it seems like this might be doable for me at home. No aluminum arms though! What should i expect to pay for a used one? Also, if I decided to have a shop do it, what would the cost be roughly? I read from a previous post that i could saws-all the bolt off and replace it with another, this way I can get away without dropping the engine. Any responses to this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! ------------------ 72 911T. |
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