Suspension shims

[conaero]

Hi, has anyone got any?

I used to have a full set but can find them, think I must have given them to someone when I sold my GS!!!

Anyway, I need to get it done before Le Mans in a weeks time and Miles at Emblem has offered to do it, but I just dont have the time to get down there.

I have a local firm with the Hunter and the specs for my Spyder, but sods law I will need the shims.

Can anyone lend me some?...Ill replace what I use.

Its my rear that is out, does anyone know if this uses shims too, I can work it out from the diagram how adjustment is made, all I can see is one threaded bar coming off the lower wishbone.

PM me if you can help out.

 

[Parisien]

Matt...I left an envelop of a number of shims with Marios....give him a bell and see if he can forward to you


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[CatmanV2]

Hi, has anyone got any?

I used to have a full set but can find them, think I must have given them to someone when I sold my GS!!!

Anyway, I need to get it done before Le Mans in a weeks time and Miles at Emblem has offered to do it, but I just dont have the time to get down there.

I have a local firm with the Hunter and the specs for my Spyder, but sods law I will need the shims.

Can anyone lend me some?...Ill replace what I use.

Its my rear that is out, does anyone know if this uses shims too, I can work it out from the diagram how adjustment is made, all I can see is one threaded bar coming off the lower wishbone.

PM me if you can help out.

If you're talking about tracking, Matt, the tie rod (threaded bar) is what is used. That's what I had done on mine last week.
I think it's part(s) 24 on here:
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/partTable.asp?M=3&Mo=380&A=1&B=20162&S=
That do the rest.

Bill McGrath feels that the factory tracking as stored in the Hunter are good for handling but wear tyres rapidly. (He also doesn't rate Falkens, and has never heard of a heater matrix failing either)

Someone mentioned in 'my' thread about four wheel alignment that you can simply cut the shims from thin sheet with snips.

C

 

[conaero]

Matt...I left an envelop of a number of shims with Marios....give him a bell and see if he can forward to you


P

Cheers bud, spot on ill give him a bell in the morning.

 

[rs48635]

Good luck. .
make sure they mark up original positions. My (likely much older) 3200 AC couldn't be adjusted at the rear, the steel adjusters were totally seized into the alloy arms. New arms for me, no "bearing kit" kit available at that time.