Re: Rearend

[Dave Biggs <D.Biggs@domain.elided>]

Randal L. Cruikshanks wrote:
> 
> I just had my frontend aligned which was a bit of a challenge with the
> lighter Mazda 13B engine. All is well there BUT there is a problem with
> the rearend. The body is riding lower than we think it should be and the
> right rear wheel is at a decidedly greater angle than the left. My
> specialist thinks it may be a spring problem. Whatever it is has nothing
> to do with the frontend work. I now realize the rear has been riding as
> it is since I've had the car and I am 97.5% sure the car has never been
> in an accident. Any ideas? Happy Holidays! Randal Cruikshanks, '71
> Stag/Mazda conversion, California

Randal,

Apart from the reasons already given by David Luke :-

Another typical reason for a squatting back end is that the bolt holes
become elongated where the subframe arms bolt to the diff nose.

Regards and Merry Christmas,

Dave.
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