<VV> Need Help - 69 Front Suspension Settings

[Frank DuVal]

Bill, I am not picking on you , I ask this question every time I hear or 
read the phrase "turned the drums".

Why did you turn the brake drums? They can only be turned until the 
minimum diameter is reached, then they are no good. Back in the 60s 
every shop seemed to turn drums with every brake shoe replacement. Even 
undamaged and new drums! They sold a lot of needlessly replaced brake 
drums... I have not turned a drum in 20 years.

Have you checked skiblack's web site?

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/setup.html

This is our own club member Bryan Blackwell's site. He also keeps the 
server that is running these messages.

Remember, you need a four wheel alignment. If you have not done it yet, 
soak and loosen the rear camber bolts so he can move them. Better to 
break them at home than when the car is on the rack and you have to 
order parts. Also replace those rear strut rod bushings. Powerglides 
usually weaken the inner bushings with fluid, so holding rear camber in 
spec is difficult. Most use nylon or other non-rubber on the Powerglide 
inner bushings. Do use rubber on the outer bushings, the bar has to 
twist some in use, unless you are only racing.

Frank DuVal


On 12/22/2014 8:52 PM, bill andrews via VirtualVairs wrote:
>   I have just rebuilt the front suspension on my wife's 69 500 Cp and I am ready to take it for a front end alignment.  I replaced everything new - upper & lower ball joints, upper and lower A-arm bushings, upper A-arm bumpers, shocks & bolts, camber adjusting bolts, control rods and bushings & nuts, all stabilizer bar bushings & bolts, Clark's/Flaming River quick steering box, nylon pitman arm bushing, inner & outer tie rod ends and adjusting sleeves & clamps, idler arm,  inner & outer wheel bearings, brake shoes, brake hoses, rebuilt the wheel cylinders, turned the brake drums, repacked/re-greased everything, sand blasted and painted all the metal parts, used the original springs but cut one coil.
> The wheels are 15 x 7 American Racing aluminum with 205-60R15 tires.
> I'm taking it to a local alignment shop that does very good work on older cars like ours and who has the standard/original alignment specs for 65-69 Corvairs in his computer/alignment machine.
> Can the group give me some suggestions on what specs I should use for caster, camber, and toe?  Or should I use the standard/original specs?
> As I noted earlier, this is my wife's car and is used for local shows/cruise-ins and (hopefully) the 2015 convention.
> Thanks ,Bill A.63 Monza Cp 102/4-sp, 66 Corsa Crown V8 (383/434 hp, w/Wills kit), 69 500 Cp 110/auto, 69 Opel GT, 83 Porsche 928, 53 Chevy Club Cp, 64 Malibu (427/535hp, 5-sp, Hotchkis TVS, Ford 9", etc...)
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