Hi all.. I'm sure this has been discussed at length so forgive me for my lousy search capabilities.. I've got some issues with my left front geometry. I have just finished completely rebuilding my front end with mostly NOS parts. There were some drake re-pop stuff (lower control arms) that have been replaced. Prior to this rebuild I could run blue dots or Avon 205/70/15 on my cragars with no issues. The left front wheel arch had less than 1/4" of clearance up at the front (close to the headlight end) between it and the "front" on the tires. But, I rarely if ever had any rubbing. The right has much better clearance. Maybe a solid 3/4 -1" in the same spot. Now after the re-build I have a rubbing/clearance issue on the left. The issue is exacerbated since I bought some Torq Thrust wheels to put the Avon's on. (Model VN105) They have a different offset than the cragars. The alignment is within spec. The other issue I have noticed which may or may not have existed prior to the rebuild is that the wheelbase is 1/2" longer on the left than the right. While most "street cars" have some variance I expect 1/2" is a little extreme. It appears that I need to move the upper and lower control arms back towards the firewall a bit to solve this problem. Yes I put the same number of shims in the front and rear of the upper as there were before the rebuild. In order to move the upper back if I remove the shims it appears that I will need to "shorten" the rear stud on the upper control arm to allow for clearance for the headers. Right now the end of the stud is essentially a business card away from touching the header. OK soooo Have any of you guys done this or had to do this? I"m told these "differences" are common on 65's? If I shorten the rear stud on the upper control arm (allowing me to use less shims) I can see that solving the issue for the upper. What is the best way to move the lower control arm towards the firewall?? Add washers on the front of the stabilizer strut? Something different? Am I looking at this the wrong way??? Your thoughts are always appreciated!!!!
Cheers,
John