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Mail From: Pielzner (email redacted)

Hey Guys
I finally finished up lowering my upper A-arms, puttign in lowering coils
and installing the Granada brakes.
I am going for an alignment soon (I am not driving it till then)
The specs I have are
Caster: 2 degrees positive
Camber: 0-1/2 degree negative
Toe-in 1/8 inch
I got the specs off of Wabba.net
Do these sounds alright?
Also My driver's front tire is badly leaning in at the top, like this \
(too much Camber?), more so than the passenger's side. Is this a mnown
problem or did I screw something up? Will this be fixed by a good
alignment?
Other than that, and the two different M/C's I went through (Thanx
Rick)all is good, the brakes stop nice and smooth, not hat much pedal
effort (manual discs).

Thanx for the help
Marcus Miller
68 New brakes needs wheel tires and paint
68 Needs a dsah pad, some new chrome and its done :-)
66 T-bird needs paint top and carpet




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Mail From: Collins, Jack L. MAJ (email redacted)

I think the settings you list are a good starting point. You can tune from
there to get the feel you want. I had my caster set at 2 ½ - 3 degrees to
get just a bit more feedback (I have the dreaded power steering), but that
seems to be the limit that this type of suspension will tolerate (takes too
many shims). My camber is 0, toe is ¼. Tried 1/8 toe-in but it felt too
touchy on my car. YMMV.

As far as the driver’s side tire leaning more, could be just the normal
assembly tolerances, years of accumulated sagging, or (hopefully not) cracks
in the towers. If the body’s in good shape though, a good alignment should
cure it.

I highly recommend an export brace and Monte Carlo bar with the suspension
you’ve got. The suspension will be capable of generating higher loads and a
little more stiffness won’t hurt.

Jack

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From: Pielzner [SMTPemail redacted)]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 3:20 PM
To: Collins, Jack L. MAJ
Subject: [CM:16774] alignment specs for Shelby mod and tires
leaning in?

Hey Guys
I finally finished up lowering my upper A-arms, puttign in lowering
coils
and installing the Granada brakes.
I am going for an alignment soon (I am not driving it till then)
The specs I have are
Caster: 2 degrees positive
Camber: 0-1/2 degree negative
Toe-in 1/8 inch
I got the specs off of Wabba.net
Do these sounds alright?
Also My driver's front tire is badly leaning in at the top, like
this \
(too much Camber?), more so than the passenger's side. Is this a
mnown
problem or did I screw something up? Will this be fixed by a good
alignment?
Other than that, and the two different M/C's I went through (Thanx
Rick)all is good, the brakes stop nice and smooth, not hat much
pedal
effort (manual discs).

Thanx for the help
Marcus Miller
68 New brakes needs wheel tires and paint
68 Needs a dsah pad, some new chrome and its done :-)
66 T-bird needs paint top and carpet




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