Your shop manual is correct for the stock chassis configuration.
On a "normal" car of current vintage, what they say is true -- but this is a
40-year-old car with front suspension design from that era.
What interests me about your question is, what is the chassis shop planning to
do to get the change in camber? There are no adjustments for this on the TR3
chassis. I wonder what they are going to bend to achieve it? I hope that your
car is still fully assembled, with the bolt-in tubular front brace between the
shock towers -- because if they bend the front end without that tube in it, you
will never again be able to install the tube (and it is very important).
John Cowan wrote:
> My '60 TR-3A is in a body shop to have the frame straightened and two
> cracks welded. Both the frame guy and my mechanic say the static laden
> camber for the front wheels should be set to 0 degrees.
> However, I found a note in the shop manual indicating that static
> laden camber should be 2 degrees positive. It also says the camber at full
> bump will be 1/2 degree and at full droop, 1 degree.
> I find the manual info to be puzzling and at odds with my limited
> understanding of suspension geometry, so I'm inclined to go with the advice
> I have been given.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on this problem?
> Thanks.
> John Cowan
>
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TR6 -- 29 and still running
TR4 -- 39 and being rebuilt
uncle jack -- down but not out
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