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Old 11-03-2009, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by byroncobra View Post
Thanks Mike
I don't intend shortening the axles, that'd be a last resort for me i think.
I'll try the camber ajusters first and then get the centres rewelded if i cant get the setup right.
I'm not suggesting you shorten the axles. I'm just concerned that if you are swapping arms from different models you might run into trouble.

There is usually a fair bit of movement in the axle spline on the CV or they use a 3 roller type CV that lets the axle move back and forth about an inch. The free play is there to let the axle move in relation to the upper and lower arms to compensate for the different arcs they all move in. There's usually a bit of extra clearance to compensate for changes in camber adjustment.

I would advise when you get it all back together, take out the spring and move the suspension through it's full range of movement and check the axle freeplay.

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