Jack -
Consider yourself very lucky. What you have is a modification done by most
healey racers which allows them to adjust the camber on a healey.
With a factory healey you cannot adjust the camber at all, without changing
shock arm length or changing the link bushings.
When all is finished with your car, and you adjust the camber, be sure to
paint a white stripe on the side of the shock & shock tower so that you can
double check to make sure the camber doesn't slip over time.
Best Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 12/9/05, Ph.J.Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin@tiscali.nl> wrote:
>
> Guys, I've been following this lead from a distance and start to feel a
> bit strange. As you may remember I had a complete new frame built under
> my car and I can adjust my front shocks sideways. On top of the shock
> mounting tower I have a kind of flat 'cap' with 4 slotted holes which
> is welded onto the tower, and between the cap and the actual tower top
> surface there is a thick plate with 4 tapped holes. That plate is a wee
> bit smaller than the inside of the cap and therefore can slide a bit,
> allowing sideways adjustment of the shock absorber. I believed this to
> be a standard solution, but from the comments I read I get the
> impression I'm sitting on something special. Am I correct?
> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> 1964 BJ8 29432
>
>
> Ned Smith wrote:
>
> >I happened to notice yesterday that the left front wheel is tilted in at
> the
> >top. The right one seems to be straight up and down. I assume/hope that
> this
> >can be corrected by having the front end aligned. Is this something that
> my
> >local tire store can do? Or does it require special tools or skill for an
> >Austin-Healey?
> >
> >
> >
> >Ned Smith
> >
> >BJ8
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