Alignment Prob
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Car: 1992 Z28 and 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: both L98s one with SD and one with MAF
Transmission: both 700R4s
Alignment Prob
Ok heres the situation, my car has a slight pull to the right, and its worse when I have a passenger. I did an Alignment at my shop all I could do was a toe and go. My caster and camber were fine but my total toe was like 0.80 and its supposed to be 0.0 so I adjusted that to get it in spec, thats not an enjoyable job, But get this my rear toe is out! one side reads .26 and the other reads -.27 I figured it had a bad bushing or something so I checked them out and they were fine. the car hasnt been in an accident bad enough to knock the frame out of whack and I have OEM LCAs and Panhard Rod. All the other bushings seem fine. Also if it makes a difference the steering seems to have a little slop, is that normal, Its been like that since Ive had the car, Im out of Ideas. Ant help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx
Last edited by TravisZ28MAXX; Oct 14, 2002 at 09:22 AM.
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Well your rear end specs indicate that one tire is pointed in ¼", and the other is pointed out ¼".
First thing to check is if the car is square. Find some of the factory gauge holes near the front LCAs and some near the rear LCAs; measure them and see if both sides of the chassis are the same length, and then diagonally to see if the chassis is square (not "diamond"). If the measurements are wacked, your next stop is a frame shop. If the measurements are OK, then measure the wheelbase on both sides of the car. If they're the same, then your Panhard bar is the wrong length.
Has the car been lowered or raised from stock height? That affects the "correct" Panhard bar length.
First thing to check is if the car is square. Find some of the factory gauge holes near the front LCAs and some near the rear LCAs; measure them and see if both sides of the chassis are the same length, and then diagonally to see if the chassis is square (not "diamond"). If the measurements are wacked, your next stop is a frame shop. If the measurements are OK, then measure the wheelbase on both sides of the car. If they're the same, then your Panhard bar is the wrong length.
Has the car been lowered or raised from stock height? That affects the "correct" Panhard bar length.
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From: NE florida
Car: 1992 Z28 and 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: both L98s one with SD and one with MAF
Transmission: both 700R4s
well I do have air shocks(saving money to get rid of them) I tried adjusting air pressure in the shocks but that didnt seem to make a differance. Ill check all the other stuff when I get to work.
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