rear wheels not straight?

[big-phil]

I have a 78 280z and the right rear wheel was toe in wearing the outside edge of the tire, so I put new bushings, new struts, and used "A" arms off a 240z. Its alot better, but still a little toe in. So I'm thinking of taking 2 of my old bushings carving them a little on one side to force the rear of the a arm in and the front of the a arm out thus giving me about half an inch of toe out?????? What else could it be, frame damage? sorry lost my camera so no pics.

[BlackBeaut]

Possibly frame damage, also possibly just the hole in the hub that the spindle pin passes through was machined a bit wonky relative to the plane of the hub face. I believe that's quite common. Simplest fix would be to go for some adjustable control arms from Arizona Z or Modern Motorsport. Actually simplest fix would be to do nothing

 

Half an inch of toe out sounds a bit mad though. Zero to a little toe in on the back is fine for everyday life I believe.

 

Also if you don't go with adjustable arms, try and find another set of 280Z control arms as they're stronger than the 240Z arms. Check out how they're built up more over the outer bushing.

 

Cheers,

Rob

[johnc]

Buy offset inner control arm bushings or adjustable rear lower control arm. Typical rear alignment numbers are 1/16" toe in or 0 toe.

[big-phil]

hey thanks for the replys guys I took off my new bushings and put the old ones back in after shaving off one side and putting a bolt against one side to force the a arm over a bit finally the rear wheels look straight! I'm going to watch for tread wear, I can't really afford the $136 adjustible bushings, gotta save for that Turbo!