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    Posted: May/17/2017 at 7:25pm
Hey guys need your help. Last year, had a shop, put new springs, bushings, put bushings in torque arms, and new U bolts on my 68 AMX. Everything looked and seemed fine. Forward to today, at local tire shop, purchased new tires (larger) for rear. Plus install new wheels. Near completion we noticed the tires rubbed the wheel wells. The passenger side rubs at front, drivers side rubs at the rear. Is there enough room at the area of its mount to loosen and reposition ever so slightly ? We're thinking when spring work was done, it was tightened down slightly out of kilter . Possible? woodsman1953   Thanks
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The axle perches have locating holes for the springs to locate with a rounded bolt head, which is to keep the stack together.

It is possible one got reversed, meaning the long end is up front is causing the odd skew. The springs have the locating bolt not perfectly centered, so maybe one is mounted 180 degrees.

Or they mis measured the distance needed to locate the hole for the bolt to secure the stack for mounting and locating.
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Originally posted by 304-dude 304-dude wrote:


It is possible one got reversed, meaning the long end is up front is causing the odd skew. The springs have the locating bolt not perfectly centered, so maybe one is mounted 180 degrees.


That's my guess there from the description.

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Thanks guys, talked with an old school mechanic today, he also confirmed the same idea. I'll have "old school" make the repair.Thanks guys,     woodsman1953
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