After putting in the "new" front beam from Todd (thanks Todd), I went and had a wheel alignment done. The guy who did it has set the camber on the left wheel at -17 minutes and the right wheel as + 57 minutes.
When I questioned them about it they said "that is what they set all the cars to so they drive straight on cambered roads".
I have since checked the manual on what the factory specs are and they say +30 minutes each side.
So my question is, is the wheel alignment place right or wrong ?
The buggy does not drive "solidly" as before. The front seems to want to "track" to any deviations in the road.
I have heard of that before on an old car I had, but that seems abit much. Maybe thats what they tell you when they can't do it or can't be bothered to do it!:repuke
Hey thats a neet looking manx!:thumb
I'm going to get one, when I get around to it and put my Corvair motor into it!!
It'll be so fast it will make you :puke
Hey thanks guys for your advice. I am going to take the buggy back to the same people and get them to set it to factory specs. Noiw that I have paid my money I dont want to have to go somewhere else and pay again.
It is a ball joint front end and it is straight.
I certainly wont be going back to them.
59Bus, my buggy is actually a J&S - that is why you think it looks so good for a Manx !!!😀😀
The front end is standard and so I have not had to put any shims behind it.
This buggy used to have a 59 chassis in it with drum brakes and I rebuilt it with a 69 chassis about 2 years ago, so I don't think it would be your old one.
i agree with lugnuts, eastcoast have done both my cars. there is no doubt they know what they are doing, you just have to look at all the race cars outside
