Are the bushings there? Pictures of the area welded would greatly help.
subframe
Drove my sons 71 nova for the first time the other day and noticed the drivers tire is rubbing the inner fender when I take sharp left turns. The subframe is welded to the body on the drivers side so I didnt mess with it when I had the car apart. My question is whether I can cut this weld and adjust the subframe without removing all the sheetmetal, motor, and transmission? Or when I get an alignment they can adjust the tire forward around a half inch?
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The bushings are in place. The guy that owned it before me welded a bar from the subframe to the body frame as a stabilizer.
What size tires are on the front? Has all the front suspension bushing been replaced?
Welded the subframe to the body? Sounds like you bought you're car from same dumb ars I bought mine from?
rofl!!!!:dwelded the subframe to the body? Sounds like you bought you're car from same dumb ars i bought mine from?
Just a thought, Maybe the body is welded to the subframe because the perches are rusted out. You may want to unbolt one and take a look around.
Just my $.02 and 40% of it is not borrowed from China.
Just my $.02 and 40% of it is not borrowed from China.
You guys are killing me! ROFL!!LOL!Just a thought, Maybe the body is welded to the subframe because the perches are rusted out. You may want to unbolt one and take a look around.
Just my $.02 and 40% of it is not borrowed from China.
Maybe he could reverse mount the wheel thats rubbing ? Problem solved welded sub frame,perches and everthing else that is loose or maybe dimple the fender?Just a thought, Maybe the body is welded to the subframe because the perches are rusted out. You may want to unbolt one and take a look around.
Just my $.02 and 40% of it is not borrowed from China.
All bushings are new. Called and asked him the reason for the welded bar from the subframe to the body and he said he was running a high horse power motor and this was to keep the frame from twisting. I looked at both passenger and drivers side wheels and the driver side wheel is definitely sitting farther back towards the firewall than the passenger side.
Cut the bar thats welded, loosen the body mount bushings, and try to pull the subframe forward around an inch???
Cut the bar thats welded, loosen the body mount bushings, and try to pull the subframe forward around an inch???
I would measure everything first before unbolting. Manual has
the measurements and diagram to ensure everything is square. If it is off, you will need an alignment dowel 5/8" I think, and loosen the core support bushings as well as all the body bushings.
the measurements and diagram to ensure everything is square. If it is off, you will need an alignment dowel 5/8" I think, and loosen the core support bushings as well as all the body bushings.
This car could not have driven straight down the road? Are the caster,camber shims on left upper arm still there?
Pictures of the upper control arms and pictures of this welded
Piece would help everyone help you better.
Piece would help everyone help you better.
Thanks for the fast replys! I will check this tonight. My son is driving the car right now but have told him no sharp left turns till I figure out what's wrong.
Yea. I wouldnt let him drive it otherwise. I drove the car and it steers really well except for real sharp left turns when your parking, seems like it's grabbing. Everything seems real tight.
Ok just want to make sure. The cars drives straight down the road when let go of the steering wheel?
Drives pretty straight but havent let go of the steering wheel. Hes just using it around the sub division. The guy that owned it before me used it as a daily driver and pawned the thing off on me. $22,000 later and she looks like a panty dropper but would like to get the frontend fixed. I will take pics tonight and post them.
If the left wheel is 1" back from the right it has to pull to left while driving. It's starting to sound like the fenders aren't on straight. Measure from rear of the front tire to front of rear tire on both sides and see if the measurements are the same. The toe could be toed out and still go straight down the road. RICK
When he lets go of the steering wheel make shure hes on a straight-a-way:doh::doh::doh::doh:
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