Rear frame bent?
Working on swapping a 69 B body 8.75 into my 72 duster when I came across a problem. I centered the axle housing using the outside of the frame rail to the backing plate when I realized I had 1" gap between the string "frame" on the driver side but the passenger side would be flush, string sits smooth against the leaf spring. This also causes the tires to be offset 1" to the passenger side. Is this normal? The car shows no signs of damage or previous accidents. I get 42" from center to center on the leafsprings and they are parallel (measured front, middle, rear) with Doc Diff offset hangers. Not sure if i should center it to the frame or to the leaf springs, nothing's welded yet. And yes the offset shakes are installed correctly
Working on swapping a 69 B body 8.75 into my 72 duster when I came across a problem. I centered the axle housing using the outside of the frame rail to the backing plate when I realized I had 1" gap between the string "frame" on the driver side but the passenger side would be flush, string sits smooth against the leaf spring. This also causes the tires to be offset 1" to the passenger side. Is this normal? The car shows no signs of damage or previous accidents. I get 42" from center to center on the leafsprings and they are parallel (measured front, middle, rear) with Doc Diff offset hangers. Not sure if i should center it to the frame or to the leaf springs, nothing's welded yet. And yes the offset shakes are installed correctly