Suspension help

Chipper Chapman · 04-21-2009, 07:12 PM

If you're getting it realigned you had better find out what it was setup to beforehand, at least if you plan to take it to a normal alignment shop, because they'll want to set it to stock specs, and it will likely make your problem worse.

njk53 · 04-21-2009, 08:06 PM

When you say wandering, are you sawing on the steering wheel or are you feeling the instability in your seat?

72Malibu · 04-21-2009, 08:12 PM

www.hrpartsnstuff.com bolt on antiroll bar

Chevellewagon · 04-21-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 72Malibu

www.hrpartsnstuff.com bolt on antiroll bar

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

SSGN · 01-09-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 72Malibu

www.hrpartsnstuff.com bolt on antiroll bar

X2 and this car hooks in a car wash. LOTS of products for these cars and I think the HR stuff is reasonable and works deep into the 8's. I would use the fixed lowers and uppers with the urethane bushings. Keep the shocks simple I have seen lots of guys spend $250 a shock and pick up nada. Paul (the owner) is always helpful

Kevin

Chevellewagon · 04-21-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by njk53

When you say wandering, are you sawing on the steering wheel or are you feeling the instability in your seat?

Slight steering wheel movement, more like a feeling of the car floating around. It also wants to move to the right when i lift at the top end. Prior to the roll bar being installed it was much more of an easier ride. It used to run nice and straight with a relaxed grip on the wheel.....now I keep a firm grip on it.

Chevellewagon · 04-21-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Chipper Chapman

If you're getting it realigned you had better find out what it was setup to beforehand, at least if you plan to take it to a normal alignment shop, because they'll want to set it to stock specs, and it will likely make your problem worse.

I am going to have someone take a picture of it at the finish line and figure out how high the front end is and when getting it aligned have the front raised up to that height and set camber at zero,toe as close to zero and caster positive about 5 degrees. Does that sound anywhere near right?

Greg Barsamian · 04-22-2009, 08:00 AM

Phil, I've sold a number of the BMR Xtreme Sway bars to CMDR members.
Check out the pictures from last weekends race @ NED on Actionracingphotos.com

Rick Kagawa is "Dead-On" about Alf Weibe's supension system!

Call The "Golddigger" Jim Boudreau for an alignment!

Chevellewagon · 04-22-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Barsamian

Phil, I've sold a number of the BMR Xtreme Sway bars to CMDR members.
Check out the pictures from last weekends race @ NED on Actionracingphotos.com

Rick Kagawa is "Dead-On" about Alf Weibe's supension system!

Call The "Golddigger" Jim Boudreau for an alignment!

He ought to be able to align it as he bought it from W A Lee in '78. The picture of it on here is with his old paint job still on it in 2000.
Thanks for the info Greg.

Harry 6674 · 04-22-2009, 09:26 AM

I would try to verify that the chassis is straight and true. The addition of a rollbar shouldn't have caused the problems unless it was installed with chassis not level and well supported if you know what I mean. Or maybe the chassis was tweaked before the rollbar was installed and was corrected and the alignment will bring the handleing back Good luck.

04-21-2009, 07:12 PM	#1
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Suspension help If you're getting it realigned you had better find out what it was setup to beforehand, at least if you plan to take it to a normal alignment shop, because they'll want to set it to stock specs, and it will likely make your problem worse.

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njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Suspension help When you say wandering, are you sawing on the steering wheel or are you feeling the instability in your seat? __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345 Last edited by njk53; 04-21-2009 at 08:10 PM.

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Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,401 Likes: 725 Liked 427 Times in 97 Posts	Re: Suspension help Phil, I've sold a number of the BMR Xtreme Sway bars to CMDR members. Check out the pictures from last weekends race @ NED on Actionracingphotos.com Rick Kagawa is "Dead-On" about Alf Weibe's supension system! Call The "Golddigger" Jim Boudreau for an alignment! Last edited by Greg Barsamian; 04-22-2009 at 08:04 AM.

04-22-2009, 09:26 AM	#10
Harry 6674 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 589 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Suspension help I would try to verify that the chassis is straight and true. The addition of a rollbar shouldn't have caused the problems unless it was installed with chassis not level and well supported if you know what I mean. Or maybe the chassis was tweaked before the rollbar was installed and was corrected and the alignment will bring the handleing back Good luck.