Everything was going great until..

So i finally got around to checking out the suspension. I i found a shim that came loose off of the upper A arm.I took it all apart and put the shim back in place, and then went for a test drive and she still keeps pulling! urgh!! this is frustrating! I know i need to take it to an alighment shop but, i dont think i should have to keep getting an alighment 3-4 times a year, or whenever i just drive the sh*t out of my car. I took this pic because it seems like the camber angles are off. It looks like the top of the wheels are tucking into the body. ANy suggestions?? what do you guys think?
Last edited by BeastMachine67; Nov 19, 2011 at 05:20 PM.
67-up Mustangs should never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never have shims on the upper control arm. The car may be damaged, and somebody did a cheap shade-tree 'fix' to it. At a minimum, you need expert wheel alignment, and you might need the services of a frame straightening table. You might even need a shock tower.
The only time you should have shims in the upper arms is to get 1/4* alignment increments with eccentric eliminators(which only adjust to the 1/2*).
Get it aligned and get rid of the eccentric, they fail and cause the lca's to slip out of alignment under hard cornering.
Get it aligned and get rid of the eccentric, they fail and cause the lca's to slip out of alignment under hard cornering.
i think you guys are right, Im gonna see what I can do to safely get it to an alignment shop and then talk to mechcanic and figure it out. usually most places only align the toe angles so I need to find a place that has experience with these older cars. Ill keep you guys posted
Most alignment techs these days are just that, techs. They put a car in a machine and do what the machine says, but they don't know jack about alignment and how it affects handling.
You need to find a shop that has some old timers that know what they're doing.
You need to find a shop that has some old timers that know what they're doing.


