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Started by Brightyellow69rtse, October 11, 2012, 06:59:19 PM

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Brightyellow69rtse

October 11, 2012, 06:59:19 PM
hey guys im putting the tranny back in on sat. im also putting the new c body tie rods in again. i had the tie rods in before but after only a few miles my tires were getting shredded on the outside edges. is there a way i can get them at least reasonably close so the tires will last long enough to drive to an alignment shop?

Fred

#1
October 11, 2012, 07:10:25 PM
How far is the alignment shop?  :icon_smile_big:


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Brightyellow69rtse

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October 11, 2012, 07:32:14 PM
lol well last time i drove maybe 4 miles and it chewed the crap outta my tires :icon_smile_angry:  the place i would like to go will do it for 65 bucks and is about 15 miles away. the closest place wants 100 and is maybe 8-10 miles away.

Fred

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October 11, 2012, 10:44:01 PM
WOW! that really is bad news.  Sounds to me like it needs to be trailered there. It's a lot cheaper than a set of new tyres.


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JB400

#4
October 11, 2012, 10:50:21 PM
If all you did was change tierods, measure the distance between your tires on the front.  They should be about the same.
What you're doing is setting the toe in.  You shouldn't be eating tires up just going for a short drive.  Are you sure your tires aren't rubbing?

Brightyellow69rtse

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October 12, 2012, 05:30:23 PM
i did measure them thats the weird part. the tires arent rubbing on anything. i might just spin em out to make them longer as i believe that would kick the bottom of the tire out. that way its not riding on the edges.

cdr

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October 12, 2012, 05:55:20 PM
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JB400

#8
October 12, 2012, 10:45:59 PM
Have you made any adjustments to the upper control arms.  They have cam bolts on them.

HPP

#9
October 13, 2012, 09:44:27 AM
Quote from: Brightyellow69rtse on October 12, 2012, 05:30:23 PM
i might just spin em out to make them longer as i believe that would kick the bottom of the tire out. that way its not riding on the edges.

That sounds like a camber issue, not a toe problem. Combined with you worn outter edges mentioned originally, you might need to adjust the upper arm eccentrics to make the tire have a more vertical orientation. If you changed the ride height at all, this would change the camber.

Brightyellow69rtse

#10
October 13, 2012, 10:05:24 AM
all i did was change the tie rods to the c body ones.

chrisII

#11
October 14, 2012, 07:44:59 PM
toe in will make the outer edges wear.. set the toe to zero and drive it to your alignment shop

Brightyellow69rtse

#12
October 15, 2012, 07:14:08 PM
the car should be comming off the jackstands tomorrow night. so hopefully i can get it pretty decent.

Chryco Psycho

#13
October 16, 2012, 07:03:29 AM
I have not used an alignmenht shop in years , if they set to original specs the car will steer horribly as they never had radial tires . you want o max the caster , front bolt all the way out & the rear all the way in , then use a level across the rim you want about 1/2* of camber , & 1 /16 " of toe in
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