If you really want to see if the guy is a race car guy have
him check to see that the rear end is square to the chassis
and that the housing is not bent.. If he asks why would you
check it because it is not adjustable.. go look for shop
#3.. You can scrub off a lot with a little 'tweak' in the
rear..
Dave
Dick J wrote:
>
> Keith, you might recall that I was not real happy
> with the way my Camaro handled last fall at
> Maxton. It wanted to wander a lot. I figured
> that the bad rear spring bushings and the jacked
> up rear end, ala 60s drag car, combined with the
> wind, added up to the wandering.
> earlier this week, when I went back to the front
> end shop I had used, they casually informed me
> that I'd need to replace the bent upper control
> arm. Why the hell didn't they tell me that when
> they replaced the lower, instead of letting me
> have a half-a$$#d alignment!
> I decided to ask around, and selected another
> shop, one where the owner runs a pretty
> successful roundy-rounder, and whose son runs a
> 180 MPH drag Camaro. He ought to know what he's
> doing.
> I drove up there at lunchtime, and after about
> three point five minutes under the car said it
> couldn't be aligned the way it was. He showed me
> where the frame was bent, keeping the right front
> wheel 1" higher and 2" farther back than the left
> front! He didn't think I needed an upper control
> arm, and questioned as to whether I really ever
> needed the lower. Jsheesh - - it's a wonder I
> made it down the track at all. Amazing that the
> car ran as straight and true as it did. So any
> how, this guy sends me to a frame shop where they
> tell me they can pull it straight as new in a
> week for a couple-a hundred bucks. The front end
> guy also showed me how they reposition the upper
> control arm mounts on early Camaros to get the
> castor needed for high speed stuff. I really
> feel comfortable with this guy.
> Well, there goes my Dart heads for this season,
> but at least the car will run true and safe. I
> ought to see some strong 130s with the new cam,
> the new gear, and a straight running chassis.
>
> =====
> Dick J
> In East Texas
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