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GTRS Fiero

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What happens when you do it wrong
« on: August 15, 2020, 05:22:14 pm »
Suspension/alignment, that is.

This video is not for the faint of heart.
https://drive.google.com/fi...rs1/view?usp=sharing

Obviously an issue with the toe.  Of course, Fueroguru would pinpoint this in a moment, but he was on vacation.

Not mine.
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2020, 01:33:47 am »
Camber will do that on a towed car behind a motor home.
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2020, 05:50:26 pm »
Looks like the alignment is not even close on any of the specs
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2020, 06:17:53 pm »
Control arms on the wrong sides?
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2020, 09:48:41 pm »
Tie rods on upside down in the rear.
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2020, 08:17:47 am »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on August 18, 2020, 09:48:41 pm
Tie rods on upside down in the rear.

Exactly.
When I saw his pics, that's what I was going to guess.

The owner's confirmation...
It came down to something simple, I am a complete and utter idiot.
The tie rods were on upside down in the back..in my defense, they fit right in..
This is the third time I have rebuilt the back suspension of a pre 88 Fiero, but I had never left so much time inbetween replacing parts...

He's very lucky he didn't crash.
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2020, 08:28:20 am »
That's about how my 86SE drove on the way home when I got the first motor into it.  30-35 mph max. 
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Re: What happens when you do it wrong
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2020, 06:20:46 pm »
Quote from: Raydar on August 19, 2020, 08:17:47 am

The owner's confirmation...
It came down to something simple, I am a complete and utter idiot.
The tie rods were on upside down in the back..in my defense, they fit right in..
This is the third time I have rebuilt the back suspension of a pre 88 Fiero, but I had never left so much time inbetween replacing parts...

He's very lucky he didn't crash.

I would have just stated the facts, and let people draw their own conclusion.

Yes, that was scary.  It sounded as if he was really on it.
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