Do you know if the car has ever been in an accident? A side impact to the rear wouldn't take much effort to tweak the frame. Those rails move a lot more than people think. Does the body mount appear to be broken from corrosion or from a forced break? Do you ever haul anything heavy in the bed? Have you ever looked at the body lines of the car or checked the panel gaps? There's just so many variable when you don't know the complete history of a vehicle.
whats wrong with my el camino
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Not sure if this could be possible, but a different approach from a backyard wanna-be mechanic..
Are the "Axle shafts" the same length? The distance from the Diff cover to the wheel hub......
Guessing but would assume they make different sizes..... Maybe the P.O. got hit and couldn't find the right size or was to cheap to put it back together properly?
Are the "Axle shafts" the same length? The distance from the Diff cover to the wheel hub......
Guessing but would assume they make different sizes..... Maybe the P.O. got hit and couldn't find the right size or was to cheap to put it back together properly?
sh*t, it's a chevy! Who knows what has happenned in the past, what day of the week it was made, Etc...Etc...
So, what I have done in the past, is just fab up a Panhard bar, 1-1/4" Minimum, use Stainless Heim Joints, get the 4140 Chrome Moly Tube from , say Art Morrison, fab up a couple mounts and tweak the rear end where you want it. Like this:
This is what I commonly do to trailers, have done with early chev trucks, done it with my Tahoe and if my new wagon needs it, it'll happen there too. I'm showing you trailer pictures for easy clarification. The bars are smaller here, It's not hard to do, just make sure your welds are structurally sound. If you don't weld, you'll have to find a shop that you trust to fix it right, but this is a sure way to locate your rear end. The longer the bar the better for arc range, but the longer the bar, the more limber it becomes, so it needs thickness to retain rigidity. This is an airbag, trailing arm, panhard setup.
So, what I have done in the past, is just fab up a Panhard bar, 1-1/4" Minimum, use Stainless Heim Joints, get the 4140 Chrome Moly Tube from , say Art Morrison, fab up a couple mounts and tweak the rear end where you want it. Like this:
This is what I commonly do to trailers, have done with early chev trucks, done it with my Tahoe and if my new wagon needs it, it'll happen there too. I'm showing you trailer pictures for easy clarification. The bars are smaller here, It's not hard to do, just make sure your welds are structurally sound. If you don't weld, you'll have to find a shop that you trust to fix it right, but this is a sure way to locate your rear end. The longer the bar the better for arc range, but the longer the bar, the more limber it becomes, so it needs thickness to retain rigidity. This is an airbag, trailing arm, panhard setup.
The rear control arms are the stock ones and not side if they have ever been replaced before. An it might have been in a accidents noticed some little dents and bumps were someone fixed it or tried to before. And ringers I have no idea how to weld.
you owned it for that long & drive it everyday with no problems so it cant be that big of a deal. Throw a spacer on the side that sits in more to make up for the difference & roll out
crazy, my el camino has the exact same problem. same tire and all. drives fine but doesnt look right when you look at it.
i still havent figured this out cus i havent been driving it for quiet a while, im hoping you find a solution for this. it might be the same as mine.
i still havent figured this out cus i havent been driving it for quiet a while, im hoping you find a solution for this. it might be the same as mine.
I go to school in the mornings and ten have to go to work so the weekend works best for me and where are you located?Ringers said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem and ya I hve been thinking about just buying a spacer for that side which would be a short term fix. I just want to know what's exactly wrong with it.
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