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    Thread: alignment issue

    1. #1
      Join Date
      Jun 2019
      Location
      Hempstead TX
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      alignment issue

      67 camaro with global west upper and lower control arms, think factory spindles, factory style power steering box and steering linkage,
      camber is -.3 -.1
      caster is 5.2 4.6
      sai is 8.9 8.6

      when you turn to lock either way it will pick up the opposite side of the front end and the tires start to scrub. Been doing alignments for years and never ran into this before. anyone ever ran into this.
      have not measured pitman/ idler arm length or distance to ground yet or done lock to lock on the alignment rack running, will do all that tomorrow and get back with findings

      Looking forward to cruising the forum
      Thanks in advance Mike



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Feb 2005
      Location
      Damascus,MD
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      57
      Is one the steering arms bent?
      Are they both the same length? There are several different steering arms used on the 1st gens.
      Take a look at Pozziracing.com for more info
      The Dr.'s 1st law of auto repair: When the need arises,any tool or object closest to you becomes a hammer.

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Nov 2006
      Location
      Mountain Springs, Texas
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      A lot of caster can lead to jacking like that. Try using less caster.

      Don
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Jun 2019
      Location
      Hempstead TX
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      all of the items are the same length, only thing I found different was the distance between the the left inner tie rod bolt and the pitman arm bolt vs the inner tie rod end bolt and idler arm bolt is more, also the idler arm has alot more swing than the pitman arm, possibly as much as twice. After watching underneath while friend moves the steering lock to lock I'm thinking its either the difference in the distance between the bolts or the tires are hitting the frame so bad the that the tire is picking the frame up, because when the car can move the lift is noticeably more.
      Global west said that, what caster I have is not too much.





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