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Old 05-05-2009, 07:54 PM
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Commercialcobb:
I empathize with you, I had exactly the same problem with my shell valley. Here's what I found: A. My locker had seized up, allowing no coasting action. Having replaced that it was still pretty squirrly, but not on coast. I blew a u-joint, and while replacing it, discovered 3" of play fore and aft on the rear axle. The rear was turing with the front!
B. When cleaning up to install new bushings, I discovered that no 2 trailing arms were the same length. I ordered 2 long and 2 short adjustable arms from speed way motors, making my rear axle fully adjustable for tracking and pinion angle. It now handles like a dream, as solid as can be. Only took 9 years to get it right!
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