re: GTV6 alignment (camber problem)

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

Incidentally, one of two fixes for this does involve grinding away at 
something.  That solution (the cheap one) is to grind down the 
spacers between the lower A-arms and the frame (i.e. the ones you 
shim)--so what you're effectively doing is removing shims that aren't 
there.  The other solution is to lengthen the upper control arm, and 
the only way I know how to do this is Tom Zat/Alfa Heaven's 
"Steer-Rite" eccentric bushings.  They replace the bushing where the 
control arm attaches to the car, but they have the hole drilled off 
center, so if you orient them correctly, the control arm becomes 
slightly longer.  If you go this route, be sure to at set screws and 
use Loctite, otherwise they will rotate around in there and make your 
control arms shorter.

At 2:01 PM -0400 6/7/2, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:00:09 -0700
> From: Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided>
> Subject: GTV6 alignment (camber problem)
>
> Greetings fellow Alfa nuts (and bolts).
>
> The camber on my 1985 GTV6 is slightly out of spec and can't be
> adjusted properly anymore.  It's a little too negative.  Someone
> correct me if I'm wrong about this... the only camber adjustment I'm
> aware of on the GTV6 is by way of adding or removing shims.  Adding
> shims makes it MORE negative.  Unfortunately, my car has no shims
> installed so I'm stuck with overly negative camber.
>
> Is there a fix for this?  (hopefully one that does not involve
> grinding away at something)
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