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More Trailing arm questions

Brad (or anyone else)

Is their a fixture or any magical numbers printed to allow me to check if my trailing arms are tweaked from an encounter with a curb or ????

I believe that Haynes has a photo showing a couple of measurements. The trailing arm is in a vise as I recall.

--DD

Re: More Trailing arm questions

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Originally posted by mike mueller
Brad (or anyone else)

Is their a fixture or any magical numbers printed to allow me to check if my trailing arms are tweaked from an encounter with a curb or ????

Zero toe and 1 degree negative camber, more or less, depending on usage. I think Hunter makes a fixture for this. :D
There is no factory spec, or fixture to check the trailing arm off the car. If you see a dimple in the trailing arm where the sheet metal looks like it should be smooth, then it's definitely tweaked.
I started making a fixture for this purpose after a crash, but never finished, since I have several spares. My plan was to make it sturdy enough to hold the trailing arm while I applied enough force to "un-tweak" it.