Caster/Camber Plate Install Problems - Page 2

QWKSNKE · 03-16-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 93Cobra#2771

DAMMIT, LEE, your luck is following me!

I need to pass that shit on to somebody. Current auto luck..

01 cobra (bastard hit my wife ) non-driveable.
03 F250 Tranny is shot. Going in for rebilud tomorrow
93 Cobra Won't keep coolant in it
88 GT needs heatercore (currently bypassed)
04 SVT Focus. Only car in the driveway that everything works on

93Cobra#2771 · 03-16-2005, 02:51 PM

Is your super duty chipped? Is it an auto? I know there were some tranny problems out of chipped trucks when they upped line pressure via the chips - trannies started falling out left and right.

Italian LX · 03-16-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

04 SVT Focus. Only car in the driveway that everything works on

:knockonwood:

QWKSNKE · 03-16-2005, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 93Cobra#2771

Is your super duty chipped? Is it an auto? I know there were some tranny problems out of chipped trucks when they upped line pressure via the chips - trannies started falling out left and right.

of course.

Looking back on it now, when I first bought it the shifts were a little to soft and didn't change when I put the programmer in.

Tranny has a typical Ford 2nd gear sprag failure (or something like that) and is getting a different type installed during the rebuild along with a shift kit

Sendero · 03-16-2005, 05:20 PM

Your strut towers are meant to be flat. Imagine trying to do caster/camber adjustments on a elliptical arc!

93Cobra#2771 · 03-21-2005, 08:25 AM

Very good observation, Sendero.

Well, the c/c plates are on!

Early Sat. morning, I went to my buddy's and checked out his shock towers on his 93 Cobra. As I suspected, mine were "ballooned" significantly at the top, yet the overall structure looked OK.

Took some measurments on his tower, and then went to work on mine with a nice piece of treated lumber (2x2 in size), and a 5# short handled sledge. Got it all back into position perfectly except of one little high spot at the edge of the hole where the strut went through. I fixed that by simply removing the piece of wood and using just the hammer .

Kinda nervous while I was doing it, but the end result was great! No cracking/flaking paint,and the c/c plates went on like a dream!

Then, I kicked over to the passenger side. Shock tower was flat on top like it was supposed to be. However, the crackheads that reamed the holes on the Driver's side also did it on the passenger side! Not only that, they also opened up the hole where the strut came through by over 1/4" (toward the fender). Luckily, the c/c plates cover up all the freakin' redneck work.

Talked to my buddy, and the car was put on a frame machine before we fixed it, but the bubbled strut tower wasn't checked for/caught. Now, I'm going for alignment this week.

Sendero · 03-21-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 93Cobra#2771

Very good observation, Sendero.

Hey, are you trying to be funny!

93Cobra#2771 · 03-21-2005, 10:07 AM

Nope, not this time...

If I had thought along those same lines, I could have figured it out a lot quicker.

03-16-2005, 02:51 PM	#12
93Cobra#2771 The Kocky One Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yeah, but those cutters won't bust any walnuts.â„¢ Posts: 1,948	Re: Caster/Camber Plate Install Problems Is your super duty chipped? Is it an auto? I know there were some tranny problems out of chipped trucks when they upped line pressure via the chips - trannies started falling out left and right. __________________ *For Sale: Reproduction Window Stickers, 87+ Mustangs, Cobras, Lightnings, and HD F150!* Richard White 93 Cobra Kocky will be back!

03-16-2005, 05:20 PM	#15
Sendero Im gonna show her my... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere providing FREE tech support. Posts: 4,269	Re: Caster/Camber Plate Install Problems Your strut towers are meant to be flat. Imagine trying to do caster/camber adjustments on a elliptical arc! __________________ I heard it on the internet, so it must be true. "I believe that a person's moral compass can be determined by how he references free men the right to defend themselves." T. Nugent "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." R. Heinlein "Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." -Unknown

03-21-2005, 08:25 AM	#16
93Cobra#2771 The Kocky One Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yeah, but those cutters won't bust any walnuts.â„¢ Posts: 1,948	Re: Caster/Camber Plate Install Problems Very good observation, Sendero. Well, the c/c plates are on! Early Sat. morning, I went to my buddy's and checked out his shock towers on his 93 Cobra. As I suspected, mine were "ballooned" significantly at the top, yet the overall structure looked OK. Took some measurments on his tower, and then went to work on mine with a nice piece of treated lumber (2x2 in size), and a 5# short handled sledge. Got it all back into position perfectly except of one little high spot at the edge of the hole where the strut went through. I fixed that by simply removing the piece of wood and using just the hammer . Kinda nervous while I was doing it, but the end result was great! No cracking/flaking paint,and the c/c plates went on like a dream! Then, I kicked over to the passenger side. Shock tower was flat on top like it was supposed to be. However, the crackheads that reamed the holes on the Driver's side also did it on the passenger side! Not only that, they also opened up the hole where the strut came through by over 1/4" (toward the fender). Luckily, the c/c plates cover up all the freakin' redneck work. Talked to my buddy, and the car was put on a frame machine before we fixed it, but the bubbled strut tower wasn't checked for/caught. Now, I'm going for alignment this week. __________________ *For Sale: Reproduction Window Stickers, 87+ Mustangs, Cobras, Lightnings, and HD F150!* Richard White 93 Cobra Kocky will be back!

03-21-2005, 10:07 AM	#18
93Cobra#2771 The Kocky One Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yeah, but those cutters won't bust any walnuts.â„¢ Posts: 1,948	Re: Caster/Camber Plate Install Problems Nope, not this time... If I had thought along those same lines, I could have figured it out a lot quicker. __________________ *For Sale: Reproduction Window Stickers, 87+ Mustangs, Cobras, Lightnings, and HD F150!* Richard White 93 Cobra Kocky will be back!