I rotated my tires, and i just bought my brace. Hopefully ill have it by monday or tuesday, and ill have it on. Then an alignment should have it right. One thing i noticed while jacking it up, is when i lower it again The wheels are like there supposed to be. but once you drive it, they splay out again. That must be the frame bending. This bar should fix all of my problems.

 

Tire wear like that is usually caused by excessive toe out. Getting things back to where they should be and a good alignment will be a huge help.
You need to get rid of those tires that are showing steel. Those belts will start separating, and the next thing you know, you're whole quarter is trashed because the tire came apart.
See if you can't at least get some used tires or something on there.

One last thing. Spray your frame rails and the area where they attach with black paint. Drive the car for a week or so, and look for thin rust lines forming around the welds, or flaking paint. You may have some broken welds that need to be fixed as well.

Scott

 

I dont think i have any broken welds. I do know i have one under the Radiator support. One of those long braces that attach under there, looks to be welded poorly, and it's broke. i need to take my car to a good welding place.

 

"Thinking" and "Knowing" are two very different things. Paint is cheap. I'd Much rather you proved me wrong, then the other way around.

Good luck with it,

Scott

 

lol, i'll get around to it. It's not the cost, it's the time, and the effort. Isn't it hard to paint under a car with just a floor jack?

 

OK,

well first off, never under any circumstances, go under a car that isn't supported by jack stands. Once the car is secure on jack stands, then heck no! I painted the whole front half of the undercariage laying on my creeper under the car. Be sure to wear safety glasses and at a minimum a dust mask. Keep your arms stretched out away from you and the surface your painting about 8"-12" away from the paint can. I also had a fan on low blowing the fumes and over spray away from me. It was hot as heck and the fan was more to cool me off, but it worked good. Probably take you all of about 15 minutes to clean up the frame rails with a wire brush, and another 10 minutes to paint them.

One other tip. Lower the car onto the stands, then stand back from the car and rock it good and hard while the jack is still under there. That way you know the stands are in a good sturdy spot, and you can remove the jack with no worries. If you are putting the car on all 4 stands, I prefer to do the two under the rear axle first, then make sure I've got a nice smooth surface for the jack to roll on and push the jack straight under the front to the proper spot. This aligns the caster wheels on the jack so it will roll easily, reducing the risk of the car being pulled forward, and tipping off the rear stands, when you jack up the front end.

Scott

 

Yeah, I know all of these jack stand tips. Thats the only thing i learned in Auto tech, everything was simple to me. I'll get around to doing that Scott. At least it'll look good when im done.