Reply to "Rear Wheels Leaning In?"

Actually DeTom, the right way to adjust the cross member bar is to jack the car up from the center rear so the rear wheels are completely off the ground and hanging. Then expand and tighten the center nuts on the cross member bar until it is snug against both holding brackets on each side. Both sides should be very close to the inside upper wheel wells just beyond the holding brackets.

However, you have to make sure that the cross member bar is actually equal on each side of the mounting area's. I oblonged the holes on each mount that holds the cross member bar so that it would expand where it should be on each side equally givng the rear the equal support it should have on both sides.

Hope that makes sense.....

I learned this lesson from Les Grey and now my rear tires are wearing even across.....

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Originally posted by DeTom:
You guys are on the right track. Few realize that the removable cross member bar in the engine bay helps locate the upper a-arms. To get your rear suspension geomotry right you have to install it with no load on the rear wheels. Do not pre-load the member, but have all the weight off the wheels and then install it. And really crank down hard on the bolts because it will be under load once you lower the car back down. When I did this I gained almost a quarter inch of extra space inside the sidewalls of the engine bay. It is a miracle I tell you!! Imagine just doing something so small making such a huge differance in how the car feels. All you have to do is read this board and the email letter and you pick up on all sorts of cool stuff.