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Your rear axle is bent
Posted by JEM (more from JEM) on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:52:27
In Reply to: Alignment troubles, PeterH, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:18:04
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Your front camber and caster numbers are fine, and they're not adjustable without a sawzall anyway. The rear of course isn't adjustable, and those camber and toe numbers should make a significant difference in how the car feels at the limit in left vs right turns and may also be just enough to feel a little 'wander' in the steering.
Based on what you've posted, your rear axle is bent.
It happens - our '92 was pushed onto a curb (by my wife's brother's minivan - don't ask) which tweaked the rear axle and so for five years the car ran around with a degree more negative camber on the left than the right. When I rebuilt the car's suspension last year I pulled an axle off a '90 at the local pick-n-pull ($35 I think?) and swapped it in. Of course in that situation it's a guessing game that the axle you're getting is better than the axle you're tossing, but it worked out fine for us.
Suggest strongly you check/change the Panhard rod at the same time - usually any impact hard enough to bend the axle will do a number on it too.
If you have any need for 3in diameter steel tubing, sawzall the ends off the old axle and hang onto the center piece, it'll make a great fence post or something...
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