When you first setup your car, there’s a basic alignment that needs to happen. Obviously you don’t want to chew up your new tires, so the basic alignment is usually good enough to get you rolling and testing during go-kart phase. Obviously, you can buy a kit and do it yourself – but for a…
After the engine and transmission install, the next step is to ensure the car is level and align the driveshaft in accordance to the IRS differential. One nice thing about the IRS is that the pumpkin doesn’t move or shift like a live axle. Three spacers were needed to raise the tail shaft of the…
To finalize my UCA mounts, I tightened down the passenger side mounts, and used a crescent wrench to tighten the UCA upper locknuts to capture the bushings. I followed the directions in the manual to adjust the UCAs with the measurements to get things “close” enough to get a final alignment specs. What throws many…
After last week where we pulled the body, setup the body buck, and attached the F-panels – it’s time to start wrenching! First up Is the lower control arms – simple enough, right? 4 bolts, 4 locknuts and a few washers… well, it all went great until the last bolt! I inadvertently put the closed…