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

[ats at longcoeur.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

My shims before I changed the stubs where on for years (7-10 years) without
ever a problem


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-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Allyn
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:00 PM
To: Larry Fry; fahrvegnugen@cox.net; ats@longcoeur.com; 'VwDude Van';
scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the
rear?adjustingcamber/tow

never fear, i've got a shim on one side of the rear of the rieger. i've hit 
some pretty nasty bumps ehre in charleston, and that rear wheel is 50 lbs. 
havent lost it yet!
:)
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>; <ats@longcoeur.com>; "'Allyn'" 
<amalventano@sc.rr.com>; "'VwDude Van'" <phfatvw@yahoo.com>; 
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the rear 
?adjustingcamber/tow


>I ran shims on my rear axle (both sides) for awhile, but never felt 
>entirely
> at ease with the situation; cocking the stub axles meant the four bolts
> holding each of them on had unusual bending stresses on them.
>  So I found a used rear beam axle that was straight and put it on.
> I feel much better...
> Larry
>
>
>
>
>>
>> >
>> > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
>> > Date: 2004/06/23 Wed PM 01:02:06 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
>> >
>> > 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?
>> >
>>
>> Yeah, I hear ya screamin'....  :-)
>>
>> David
>>
>> Cheers,
>>   David Utley
>>
>> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
>>
>>
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