This picture looks like positive camber too.
If you're okay with it, that is fine but it is terrible for handling and stability.
8.8 swap
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This picture looks like positive camber too.
If you're okay with it, that is fine but it is terrible for handling and stability.
junkyardhero
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i saw that and i really hope it's lens distortion or angle of the shot... otherwise something is, uh... not right.
Just thought I should point something out...
I discovered over the weekend that 15 Rallyes with 4.25 back spacing will not clear the caliper. I'm not even sure that a 4" BS Rallye would clear. I put a few washers on the studs just to see, probably 1/4" worth, and it was still hitting.
Open to ideas...
I discovered over the weekend that 15 Rallyes with 4.25 back spacing will not clear the caliper. I'm not even sure that a 4" BS Rallye would clear. I put a few washers on the studs just to see, probably 1/4" worth, and it was still hitting.
Open to ideas...
Red_Duster
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Quick specs for those considering the swap. With the aluminum diff cover and cut down 8.8 the fluid capacity is right at 2.5 quarts. If you are going 7290 driveshaft to 1330 rear, Spicer 5-7437X is the U-joint your looking for. The Driver side Explorer Parking Brake cable is almost the perfect length for the passenger side of an A-body. Oh, and with your springs offset 5.29 backspace is about perfect for me.
Good info.. I actually made the stock A body cables work, pretty easily. In hindsight, I probably could've left the springs uncut but they work fine.
Things Change.. Butters is now getting a 392
indirect_connection
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It certainly did not have positive camber when I aligned it, but I have been meaning to bring it into work and double check. I have another project with low miles and the alignment changed quite a bit while sitting. Do poly bushings "settle"? It feels pretty stable at 75-80mph though!
No...alignment should not change except when you raise the front off the ground, then set it back down. Once you move the car, it will settle into place. If all the components are in good condition, the alignment will only change as the bushings and steering components develop wear.
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