Re: A body factory rear alignment way off
[Re: humpty]
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01/16/19 03:03 PM
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I would say yes, mine was similar. I centered mine off of the frame rails which may or may not be correct.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: A body factory rear alignment way off
[Re: humpty]
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01/16/19 03:03 PM
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I had a '75 Duster that was like that.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: A body factory rear alignment way off
[Re: humpty]
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01/16/19 05:08 PM
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QC in the day was "yep, it rolls".. I've come to accept that you often have to make something crooked to make it look straight.
I would establish a centerline off of the rocker pinchwelds. And I would drop stringlines to check spring mounts front and rear, frame rails, etc. If one of the front perch mounts was closer to the center, you could put the spring perches on the housing offset, but I would probably fix or modify one or both of the mounts to get it right. 1/8" is not bad. 3/8" is a bunch.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: A body factory rear alignment way off
[Re: humpty]
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01/16/19 05:50 PM
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Yep. Invest in a plumb bob.
"use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"
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Re: A body factory rear alignment way off
[Re: humpty]
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01/16/19 06:11 PM
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Good. I'd rather see stuff fixed than half a$$ed. Put a few of these in the air and start dropping stringlines and you get to a point where if you find one that's reasonably straight, you're pleasantly surprised. Not just Mopars, but all of them from the muscle car era.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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