Thread: Corvette rear end alignment

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I'm running a '65 Corvette rear end in my T-Bucket and need to adjust the camber. The local shops want around $200 to alignment it. How do i do it myself?

Get a 4' level and put it against the outside of your tire and put a protractor on the level and set it to factory specs.
Ken

It sounds like the 200 bucks would be money well spent to have it done with confidence that it is correct.

Originally Posted by mooneye777

It sounds like the 200 bucks would be money well spent to have it done with confidence that it is correct.

I agree, setting the camber is the easy part, it's tracking the front end correctly is the trick and needs to be done on their machine. Locally here they get $120.00 but you want this done right, so maybe that's the going rate where you are.
Ken

Friend of mine has a repair shop, specializes in front end work and alignment.... Last year he bit the bullet and invested in a 4 wheel laser alignment rack... Man, that thing is absolutely dead on accurate!!!! Think it's a Hunter if I remember correctly... Anyway, if you can find a shop that has a similar rack, it's worth hiring it done IMO... I've got a caster/camber gauge and a fixture for checking bumpsteer---about a $400 investment... Quite sure my next project that needs alignment set will be going on the laser rack anyway....

Well the question was about camber on a corvette rear and Ken s answer is spot on---however to go further with total alignment--the new modern lazor is spot on except, most likely the operator won't be able to find 27 ford model t with 65 corvette rear suspension!!!!!

A few years ago I bought a used hunter rack with the four wheel alignment that used the string fixtures--the data base was no longer up grageable by hunter(planned obsilesance) and I got it cheap----nice deal for constucting rods/kit cars as the suspension set ups determines how the cars handle/ride--I try to do all my creations or modifications from a ride height basis

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

A few years ago I bought a used hunter rack with the four wheel alignment that used the string fixtures--the data base was no longer up grageable by hunter(planned obsilesance) and I got it cheap----nice deal for constucting rods/kit cars as the suspension set ups determines how the cars handle/ride--I try to do all my creations or modifications from a ride height basis

Kewl deal, Jerry!!! If you run out of storage space for it, be sure to let me know!!!!!

Hmmm. guess I'm not the only on who sets my ride height and builds the car around it!!!!!

three main things when building car---everything set up to ride height
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