Need Help! Passenger Tire Moves and Rubs Fender. '68 Dart GT

[AJ/FormS]

Tru-dat

 

[scampman]

Tru-dat

What about a bent wheel, that would effect the alignment? sorry to butt in.

 

[AJ/FormS]

What about a bent wheel, that would effect the alignment? sorry to butt in.

Alignment yes.
Wheel moving fore and aft, NO!
And really, the alignment tech should catch a bent wheel within about 5 minutes of the car being in the shop.

 

[JT-68-Dart-GT]

Moving the tire up or down (body down or up) will change the clearances. Also, we've already determined that the shop has no idea what they're doing, so anything is possible.

The guys atvthe HOT ROD SHOP I don't think they had a clue what they were doing. Their motto should be, we will try anything for a dollar. Unfortunately I did not know that until it was too late. Live and learn. i will not go back even for an oil change. The guys at Goodyear I don't think they knew how to work on Mopars, again more wasted money. So here I am over $3,000 later thinking what the heck? I spent all that money and still can't drive this car. It's ridiculous.

 

[AJ/FormS]

I agree
but
I would still give them a chance to make it right by you

 

[JT-68-Dart-GT]

I agree
but
I would still give them a chance to make it right by you

I tried and took it back to them not once, but twice. Did not work out.

 

[AJ/FormS]

OK then their loss as well.They had an opportunity to learn something useful. Now they will remain ignorant, to perhaps the death of the business

 

[Jim Lusk]

Aligning one of these cars is dirt simple. Get the ride height correct (I don't like the factory method so I use LCA-to-frame clearance - about an inch between the LCA bumper and frame - then make sure both are the same by measuring to the metal part of the LCA, same place on both sides). Then put the front cam all the way out and rear cam all the way in. Move the rear cam out until you have about 1/2 degree negative camber. That is the most positive caster you can get out of the parts installed on your car.

I once had a shop tell me that they were going to have to charge me double because their guy would be learning on my car...I haven't been back...