Alexander Bilan wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
> I don't want to put that much money into this car.
 AB> You'll have to do something. =-)  Otherwise you'll find your 
 AB> front wheels shifted over a leetle further outward to one side 
 AB> than the day before. =) 
I wouldn't doubt that this isn't already happening to some extent,  the 
handling is lousy (pulls to the right,  too) and the tire wear on the right 
front tire is awful -- particularly when you consider that these were fairly 
new tires when I got the car.  :-(
> The (apparent) shape is considerably different from one set to another, 
> so there's probably some wear in there.
 AB> Minor point. When it comes down to it, for a better than what 
 AB> you have now, urethane cut to the correct thickness, hole 
 AB> drilled in it and bolted in place would do the trick.
I just wish that there was some easy way to get the correct dimensions.  I 
could pull one of the bolts out,  but I'm not crazy about what I'll find 
there when I do.
> Yeah.  I'm bugged by the fact that I've got some rather *nasty* tire
> wear on one of the front ones,  sorta like what you'd see with 
> a bad ball joint,  but there isn't any problem with the ball 
> joints or anything else in the moving parts there.  Handling 
> stinks,  too,  and I'm not looking forward to winter driving 
> with this like it is.
 AB> Thats probably the K-frame shifting around while you drive. The 
 AB> K-frame holds everything dealing with the front suspension. IN 
 AB> a word, it needs attention.
Yep.
 AB> Another post mentioned swapping out the k-frame.  You could do 
 AB> that, but it sounds like you've done a bit of suspension fixes 
 AB> on it, so that would be a waste.  If the wreckers are your 
 AB> bushing source, you'll have to drop the k-frame on the donor 
 AB> vehicle, don't forget safety when you do this. (Engine is 
 AB> attached to the k-frame also) Lots of weight their if somebody 
 AB> got it in thier head to lift up the car, get under it, and undo 
 AB> 4-bolts...
I'll keep that in mind.  Me,  I like to see some serious support under 
anything I plan to get under,  like blocks,  jack stands,  etc.
> checked the condition of the bolts because I don't want to take this
> apart until I'm ready to fix it,  if that's possible.
 AB> Thats the way to do it. Take it apart once. =)
 AB> Good Luck, but do fix it, it does become a safety issue if 
 AB> things get too far gone.
That's what I'm afraid of...
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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