anyone ever try these shims for the rear?adjustingcamber/tow

[phfatvw at yahoo.com (VwDude Van)]

well thats why i orderd those yesterday when i saw
them   i was running a lowerd car and the inside of
the tires always wore out b4 the rest.  i been told
alighnment shops charge alot to do it becuase adjust
spec so on  and this kit said i belive you can do it
your self  dont know how but heck i needed the shims
anyway, i just hope thier not cheepies and made of
metal. im sure the instructions are just how to
install not do a self alignment though :\ .
 but i have also seen digital kits to see your
alignment of your rim when its on the car on the
ground.


Van
--- Chad Eatock <ceatock@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I am putting 15" rims on my 16v and the rear tires
> look like they need to be
> adjusted.  Am I correct to say that I need no shims
> to do this?  Can this be
> done at home?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>; "'Allyn'"
> <amalventano@sc.rr.com>; "'VwDude
> Van'" <phfatvw@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the
> rear
> ?adjustingcamber/tow
> 
> 
> > The figures come from changing my rear drums on my
> 85 prowler to disc
> > brakes...
> >
> > So it's a personal observation more than clinical
> quantified calculated
> > amount.
> >
> > Well my rear axle is not tweaked. So I assumed one
> or more axle stubs
> where
> > tweaked. Make sence?
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
> > ATS A1 Parts on ebay - http://tinyurl.com/22e5b
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf
> Of David Utley
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:04 AM
> > To: ats@longcoeur.com; 'Allyn'; 'VwDude Van';
> scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for
> the rear ?
> > adjustingcamber/tow
> >
> >
> > >
> > > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> > > Date: 2004/06/23 Wed AM 11:33:38 EDT
> > > To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>,
> > > "'Allyn'" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>,
> > > "'VwDude Van'" <phfatvw@yahoo.com>,
> > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for
> the rear ?
> > adjustingcamber/ tow
> > >
> > > Think about it for a moment
> > >
> > > 8v rear axle with 8v stub hubs with 1' shims on
> both wheels = good
> aligned
> > > 8v rear axle with 16v stub hub with no shims on
> both wheels = good
> aligned
> > >
> > > What changed? Stub hub + shims
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------
> > > ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
> > > ATS A1 Parts on ebay - http://tinyurl.com/22e5b
> >
> > Where are these figures coming from?
> >
> > Is this more than one experience, or just one car?
> >
> > Does this allow for the fact that many (Including
> the one on my car
> > presently) rear beams are bent, therefore will
> need more or less
> adjustment
> > depending on their damage?  (I had one side that
> was badly tweaked, and I
> > replaced it with another that appears more
> straight)...
> >
> > Does that make sense?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >   David
> >
> > Cheers,
> >   David Utley
> >
> > ---Chrome don't get you home.---
> >
> >
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