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Offline Swampyankee74

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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2022, 12:54:30 PM »
There won't be frozen shims and frozen nuts and bold. This is after I went through it, and replaced all bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends, coil springs. After that I'd like to find someone to properly align it.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2022, 06:52:37 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyPopper on November 16, 2022, 12:03:16 AM
Well in all fairness to the remaining alignment techs, if you bring them a frozen set of shims, bolts, etc. and expect full service without some charge to make your vehicle 'workable', where do we go from there?
Straight time/per hour charge x hourly rate.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2022, 08:44:33 PM »
I don't mind paying whatever it cost. Just want to find the right person for the job.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2022, 08:49:27 PM »
Vile zambonie is wrenching on these trucks a hobby of yours? Or do you own an auto shop where I could pay you to align the front? Wouldn't be for some time
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2022, 06:36:42 PM »
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2022, 02:39:39 AM »
That thing looks like it is worth a shot.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2022, 07:19:39 PM »
Quote from: Swampyankee74 on November 18, 2022, 02:39:39 AM
That thing looks like it is worth a shot.

You spelled that last word wrong  ;D
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2022, 07:22:31 PM »
Quote from: Swampyankee74 on November 16, 2022, 08:49:27 PM
Vile zambonie is wrenching on these trucks a hobby of yours? Or do you own an auto shop where I could pay you to align the front? Wouldn't be for some time

You can always reach out to me at that time. Yes i have my own shop and my work shop as well.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2022, 10:12:39 PM »
I can vouch for VZ’s Work. Since he installed my crate 350, I have not made one adjustment, it just keeps running faster and smoother. Same goes for tranny, which he also installed. But it’ll cost ya…lol.

Bring him Darth Vader’s lightsaber and I’m sure you’ll get a discount. Lol
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2022, 12:37:00 AM »
Sounds good. Thank you, I'll let you know when I'm to that stage. Gonna be a little while haha
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2022, 08:38:51 AM »
I bought a set of alignment gear off Ebay, only problem I had was getting instructions, only ones I could download were in German but Google translate sorted it for me! Does anyone have a guide as to what size shims fitted and where change the angles by how much?
Jaguar (old ones) front ends are shimmed but they produce a table which shows how much to put where to change the angles.
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Re: Upper control arm shims
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2022, 02:14:14 PM »
Worst car I ever aligned was a British Rover from the 60's.

Shims were accessed from the floor board or firewall, if I recall right, been almost 45 years.

My workmates wouldn't touch it, made the new guy take the fall... :(
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