Spring plate angle??
Spring plate angle??
I'm about to refit my rear spring plates after powdercoating - question is, assuming the car is jacked up so the cills are level, what angle should the spring plates be set at to obtain a slightly lowered rear end
Ive got an anglefinder i can use in situ.
Sorry but I didn't mark anything when I stripped it and yes the shaft came off the inner splines.
Mike at PRS maybe
Steve
Ive got an anglefinder i can use in situ.
Sorry but I didn't mark anything when I stripped it and yes the shaft came off the inner splines.
Mike at PRS maybe
Steve
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Hi steve, I did mark mine when I stripped them. I also photographed the angle that they sat at when I had striped all the parts off but still connected to the splines if you need a coppy of this photo let me know and I will email it to you. Mine was standard hight before I stripped it down. cheers jason
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Cheers Nick
Cheers Nick
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'62 RHD T6 B outlaw
'71 Alfa GT Veloce 2000
1929 Indian 101 'bobber' project.
'40 Indian Sport Scout bobber
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A few vintage Heuers
Member No 381
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'71 Alfa GT Veloce 2000
1929 Indian 101 'bobber' project.
'40 Indian Sport Scout bobber
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A few vintage Heuers
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With the car level at the inner part of the step sill.
(This about to get complicated)
When I say step sill, I mean where the carpet meets the ali just above the lower rubber seal.
The arms should be 15.75% for standard road height.
DON'T use the diemension in the original factory manuals as it is wrong.
I asume that you realise that you have different numbers of splines on the inner and outter. This allows for you to get spot on by turning the inner one way and the spring plate another.
Best of luck and remember,, free advise is but a phone call away
Happy New Year
Paul.
(This about to get complicated)
When I say step sill, I mean where the carpet meets the ali just above the lower rubber seal.
The arms should be 15.75% for standard road height.
DON'T use the diemension in the original factory manuals as it is wrong.
I asume that you realise that you have different numbers of splines on the inner and outter. This allows for you to get spot on by turning the inner one way and the spring plate another.
Best of luck and remember,, free advise is but a phone call away
Happy New Year
Paul.
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I think If you take your time you can adjust them down to within 1/2 a degree,ive always tended to go the 1/2 a degree extra on the drivers side.
I use a modified Hilger and Watts angle measurer which is very accurate.
I use a modified Hilger and Watts angle measurer which is very accurate.
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I did the angle and "by eye" thing when installing mine only to find that once I had the engine installed, it just didn't look right. Regardless of the angle, the camber will change depending on the angle of the arms relative to the frame of the car. I took all kinds of measurements on disassembly and it didn't help a bit.
After the engine was installed, I played with the splines again until I had 0 camber. You can get pretty close to this by using a level against the wall of the tires.
After the engine was installed, I played with the splines again until I had 0 camber. You can get pretty close to this by using a level against the wall of the tires.
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