K members shims paging nacho

[73chargers4404]

I have a question i pulled my kmember and did not realize they had shims ,i found them but i have no idea witch side they go on ,any help would be great.

[Nacho-RT74]

here is a draw I made long time ago on old board

[73chargers4404]

are there the same number of shims on each side ,and is there any place that sales them,mine are pretty ate up with rust .thanks

[Nacho-RT74]

Mopar parts catalog shows  3 on each side plus a retainer ( dunno what the hell retainer )... my car only had one on each side and I think ( pretty sure )I was the first removing them.

I parted out 2 73 and they were the same

[hemihead]

The shims are to correct any flaw that would throw off Chassis/Suspension specs. I've seen some cars with none and some with 4. It just depends on the car.

[73chargers4404]

how would one check for flaws,to see if it need shims,i think mine only had two on one side ,but not sure.

[73chargers4404]

is there any place that sales them ,mine are rusted.

[hemihead]

You need a Datum line chart.

[73chargers4404]

what is that?

[73chargers4404]

the bushing kit I bought comes with washers about the same tickness as the shims so I did not know if it would take the place of one shim ,the washer that was on miy car was paper thin .any help would be nice

[DukesofHoward]

Say you replaced a K member and didn't install the bushings or shims, what would that do to your steering, alignment, etc.?

My son last replaced the K member in the Duster about 3 1/2 years ago and I don't know how it drove then (its been in the garage since 7/04) but it will barely go into alignment now and has bump steer issues.

I read this thread and went out and looked and there doesn't appear to be anything other than bolts, washers and nuts on it.

[73chargers4404]

I know second gen chargers dont use bushings but dont know if dusters are the same way,you could look in a yearone or any catalog that carrys rebuild kit and see if they make bushing for that car.my 73 has slots holes where the bushings slide in on the front of the kmember.   wheres Nacho

[73chargers4404]

Please respond to my post its the 4th one from the bottom,about the bushing kit i bought.

[Nacho-RT74]

the bushing kit I bought comes with washers about the same tickness as the shims so I did not know if it would take the place of one shim ,the washer that was on miy car was paper thin .any help would be nice

dunno, and honestly I can't see any wrong placing oen or another... guys... is that IMPORTANT or NOTICEABLE that stuff ?

[73chargers4404]

One more question does these shims go on all four sides ,if I remmber correctly i beleive the  spacers where just in the back.

[Nacho-RT74]

I think yes if they are needed!!!

mine does have the same on all 4 corners