[DeTomaso] Alignment Specs.....revisited

[John Buckman]

Mike,

Do you know what the thickness is of the camber lock kit where it fits between the shim and the a-arm?

John



On Aug 4, 2011, at 9:07 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 8/4/11 19 36 10, jb841 at cox.net writes:
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>> A while back, I did mill .100" off of an old upper ball joint, just to see how it looked.  As I
>> recall, it kind of left the boot overhanging into the the area that was removed.  I need to
>> revisit this by drilling a hole into the ball joint (perpendicular to the milled face) just to see
>> how much "meat" is left. 
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> Perhaps you could try to go further than .100", but I wouldn't risk it with a good ball joint.
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> Here's a photo I just took of my front suspension setup:
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> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=33035
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> The rear (left in the photo) side of the ball joint is milled .100", and a home-made .100" shim was added on the front side to compensate.  Note also the Pantera Performance Center camber lock kit, which works GREAT!
> 
> Mike