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Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:22 pm

Hi all, can anyone tell me or has anyone ever had this situation.. the wheels on my 67' seem to be not equal on both sides, the car sits low and i have about 1.5 inches from the inside of the fender to the tire on the drivers side and only about 1/2 inch on pass. side . what could cause this ? Thanks.....

Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:33 pm

Different front fenders or wheels.

Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:38 pm

fenders and wheels are the same, thats whats puzzling me....

Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:48 pm

Are the torsion arms on all the way against the seals on the beam?
Did some one do a horrible job on a narrow beam?
Are there issues with the frame head?
Measure the distance between the shock towers and the body...it may narrow your search as to whats going on.

Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:59 pm

thanks for the tips, i'll take a look

Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:07 pm

t.rob99 wrote: Hi all, can anyone tell me or has anyone ever had this situation.. the wheels on my 67' seem to be not equal on both sides, the car sits low and i have about 1.5 inches from the inside of the fender to the tire on the drivers side and only about 1/2 inch on pass. side . what could cause this ? Thanks.....

I have the same thing! Not so much with the distance... but still it's a teeny bit off.. odd.

Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:18 pm

66 Bugman wrote: t.rob99 wrote: Hi all, can anyone tell me or has anyone ever had this situation.. the wheels on my 67' seem to be not equal on both sides, the car sits low and i have about 1.5 inches from the inside of the fender to the tire on the drivers side and only about 1/2 inch on pass. side . what could cause this ? Thanks.....

I have the same thing! Not so much with the distance... but still it's a teeny bit off.. odd.

If your only a little bit off it could be incorrect shimming of the spindles or a off centered beam
Hope this helps

Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:30 am

is there any adjustment to the beam in either direction ???

Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:18 am

My 62 has the same thing, then again..it was driven over a small center divider when the brake line burst.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:13 am

Its set up for oval track racing. 8)

Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:11 am

It's been over 43 years since it rolled out the factory door. Are you sure you have a matching set of factory fenders?

Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:41 pm

drscope wrote: It's been over 43 years since it rolled out the factory door. Are you sure you have a matching set of factory fenders?
Exactly. I would mark the center of the frame head. Measure left to end of beam tubes and then right and see if the numbers match.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:27 pm

67 Shane wrote: drscope wrote: It's been over 43 years since it rolled out the factory door. Are you sure you have a matching set of factory fenders?
Exactly. I would mark the center of the frame head. Measure left to end of beam tubes and then right and see if the numbers match.

Repo fenders are narrower than German. I'm guessing you have one of each.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:11 pm

I have seen if they are hit in the front usually one corner or the other
it puts a slight tweek in the fender that makes it look uncentered, it doesnt have to be that hard of a hit to cause this, i would measure the fender from side to side and compare as well as measur one end to the other and compare.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:35 pm

post a picture.

-jeffrey

Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:45 am

it has creative carcraft 3" oversize fenders, they are very high quality fglass repos, and they fit perfect, i am going to do some measuring to see where it may be off. i`ll post pics soon

Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:17 am

Yep, mines exactly the same too.
Im convinced the guards / wings / fenders are a bit squiffy as it has has a slight front end mishap in the past...
seems to drive in a straight line without problems, which is always a bonus!

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:42 am

the fenders can be spot on but the front metal tweaked from an accident. Look for evidence of collision or bending in the trunk or inner fenders.

Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:55 pm

heres a pic, didnt have time to measure anything tonight but this is the close side... still clears the fender without scraping though and goes down the road nice and straight.

Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:58 pm

ok,so i forgot the pic here it is...