whats wrong with my el camino

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You're not alone in this. There are manufacturing discrepancies that are accepted from an engineering standpoint. If it does not affect FFF (Fit, form or function) Engineering will disposition it as a UAI. (Use as is) Then the jigs don't get replaced, the cars function as designed and the world is happy. It's when people (Enthusiasts) modify that tolerances become an issue. Bigger tires, offsets, lowering and then we got a problem. I'm pretty tied up over this weekend and will be in California the following weekend, but can do something after that. This gives you time to aquire raw materials for a bar. It's really the best way to handle it. There's plenty of slop in your bushings, even if they were new Energy Components. If you went with Hotchkis, they are certainly a more rigid product, but they are made with adjustments, so you can move the rear end around to square it up. Only problem there is cost. Pretty steep. You're looking at a under $300 for a panhard installed, that's fabricated, bracketry, and welded in place with adjustability. Give me a buzz, we can talk about it.
 
Don't really want to spend 300 right now I would rather buy a spacer for now til I can save up some money
 
Try looking at the trailing arms. Look for bend marks at the mount points. Reference (tape measure)the drum backs to frame. Looks like a curb slam. By someone else of course, jr perhaps.
 
gbondo57 said:
Try looking at the trailing arms. Look for bend marks at the mount points. Reference (tape measure)the drum backs to frame. Looks like a curb slam. By someone else of course, jr perhaps.
ill have to look at that! and no i have no kids im only 20 this was my first car maybe the guy before me or something but the wheels and stuff are fine with no curb rash or anything like that. the wheels were on the car when i got it
 
I swear to God,I think the guys working the assembly lines in those days(and probably today)smoked a few cannons before
their shifts.My Elky was off pretty much like yours too.We loosened the body mounts and moved the body around a bit
to straighten sh*t out.It all worked out(very close...not perfect)but what a pain in the *ss!!!
 
That's why yankee cars are being built by people who are glad to have a job like that. When we got our first one(79), I found these things were built in New Mexico. A website, dixiemontecarlodepot.com has urathane body bushing kits, and bolt kits to go with.(In case we snap them) Reasonable too. At least your not dog legged anymore. Good deal! 8)
 
gbondo57 said:
That's why yankee cars are being built by people who are glad to have a job like that. When we got our first one(79), I found these things were built in New Mexico. A website, dixiemontecarlodepot.com has urathane body bushing kits, and bolt kits to go with.(In case we snap them) Reasonable too. At least your not dog legged anymore. Good deal! 8)
 
I had body bushings broken on mine and going around a corner hard the body would slide over and rub the inner wheel well on the tire...I'd say change the body bushings and line up the body
 
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