Front alignment changes

econo racer · Post by **econo racer** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:52 pm

I went from sbc to bbc and have noticed that my front tires are riding more on the outside edge-I guess its because of the extra weight-The front suspension is all tight. If I add a small shim- equal amount on the upper control arms would that help any? I only plan on leaving the bbc in just until I fix my sbc. I am going to write down the thicknesses of the spacers so I can pull them back out soon!

Masher Manufacturing · Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:27 pm

The design of the front suspension dictates whether removing or adding a shim will move the camber in the intended direction.

If you only change the camber the toe must be reset as well.

A better solution would be to bring the front ride height back to where it was with the old motor and leave the alignment alone.

econo racer · Post by **econo racer** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:09 pm

Thanks Masher for answering my dumb question

I see that this is one thing that a professional can only do-I will take the car to a good front end alignment place. The car is crawdading going down the track-It is so bad only running 97 mph 1/8th that I do not think it is safe to run as is. It is actualy chewing up the outside of my tires. I would not be surprised if I pickup an honest tenth with the alignment

Masher Manufacturing · Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:19 am

No dumb question, you saw a problem and made a attempt to find a solution.

For about $ 130 you can buy a magentic caster / camber gauge from one of the oval track parts places and do your own alignments. The toe can be set with a couple of bars set against the tires and a tape measure.

I set up my sports car road race and oval track cars using this equipment.