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Originally Posted by RichardP
Not a chance Richard. From what I could tell all of the bending Tony did ended up on one side of the diff.
If you can tell me how to do it correctly I would be willing to try it butt..........
JJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardP
Not a chance Richard. From what I could tell all of the bending Tony did ended up on one side of the diff.
If you can tell me how to do it correctly I would be willing to try it butt..........
JJ
Heating and cooling of the axle tubes in the correct locations with a torch. I have 3/4 of a degree on both sides of my housing without issue (more thanQuote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
CMC allowable).
It kind of sounds like your axle was done mechanically with lots of force???
Richard P.
I have done a lot of reading on this subject and the big problem with trying to camber a rear end is the possibility of adding toe in or out. One way I read is to weld a bead on the top of the alxe tube.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardP
JJ
Still need a rear housing from a 99-04 gt. Drove to Briggs today. Wants $450.00.
JJ
By the way, who runs a cambered rear housing in CMC? Richard I thought you were going to school us on this? I read today how Joe Gibbs Racing does it with Heat and ice.
JJ
No rear camber here. After see your 'cambered' housing end more than one race weekend early, mine will stay this way.
On the "to do" list. Would love to be "schooled" on this from a "pro".
When you heat up metal, it expands. When you cool it, it shrinks to less than where it started. Heat up the top of the axle tube with a torch and then cool it off with a very wet rag. Measure camber and toe. Lather, rinse, repeat. A little toe in is ok. A little toe out is not. Moving the heat a little forward or backward on the tube will tweak the toe. If your're doing it for a CMC car, .5 deg camber isn't very much so sneak up on it.
Richard P.
So do it in the car?
If not, then duplicating pinion angle is surely important. The axle should also be level when doing this - right? Obviously
Remove the oil?
Where onthe tube do you heat? Center point on the tube or closer to the center section?
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Originally Posted by GlennCMC70
I did it out of the car with the axle sitting on the tires. I used a jack under the snout to set the pinion angle. Level is important to take accurate camber measurements. Having the oil out probably isn't a bad idea. I heated in the center of each axle tube.
I know other people that have done it in the car. That souned challenging and not all that safe.
Richard P.