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 think hes got his head up his assk somebody else who know what there doing eg. East Coast Suspensions there ar Kirrawee.:thumb

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

I take it you have a Ball Joint front end if not what year is the car ??? or buggy or does it have disc brakes.

did you check the straightness of the NEW front beam ?????

What the wheel alinginer guy meant to say to you....

IS THAT HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND OLD TYPE SUSPENSIONS THAT HAVE ADJUSTABLE CAMBER, CASTER AND TOE IN / OUT

in other words he can only align Jap or Holden or Fords.

HORNSBY WHEEL ALIGNMENT Centre 94765772 ask for John or Paul, they have been doing my cars for 15 years !!!

tell them I sent you !

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 !!!

Have you got Castor shims fitted behind the lower beam tube, and bulkhead of chassis.

If you have a lower front end, then castor shims are a MUST before you get any wheel alignment.

Forgot to say i built a J&S buggy with a disc brake ball joint chassis, back in 1973/74, maybe its my old car.

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.

Mark.

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