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dillon schuh
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:57 pm    Post subject: how to lower a strait axle rear end Reply with quote

I have a strait rear axle and it has a type 1 tranny in it.
My problem is that it has a bad camber and i need to know how to drop it down. How do i do this?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look at the type 1 section. Its 99% same job.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeup its the same process.

unbolt axle from springplate. loosen e-brake. pull axle off of spring plate. remove torsion housing cover and pull the spring plate off of the torsion bar, move it up one (or two splines) and then reassemble as you took it apart.
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