Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

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Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #30 – January 14, 2008, 03:27:13 PM

anyone?? Could the weak spring pictured above be the culprit?? And if not, is there a better way to measure??

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #31 – January 16, 2008, 08:54:34 AM

finally got some pics

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #32 – January 16, 2008, 08:56:53 AM

it does not look that bad in the pictures but it is really noticeable

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #33 – January 16, 2008, 02:09:01 PM

what size tires/wheels are those, just out of curiousity..

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #34 – January 16, 2008, 04:21:05 PM

275/50/15

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #35 – January 16, 2008, 04:31:05 PM

Honestly--and I should have jumped in here sooner, forgive me--I don't think Fox platforms were manufactured to have everything perfectly aligned. For example, the steering column is off-center in relation to how you face the front of the car. The column leans toward the driver's door...that's why the ol' Fox twisted seat problem exists. I recall reading somewhere (perhaps the Mustang 5.0 bible?) that the dimensions of the frame in the rear end area isn't symmetrical. And laying under these cars for as long as I have, I tend to agree with that. There is a slight bias toward the driver's side. I would say that, unless you have a bent control arm, then it's probably just a normal Fox chassis off-centered thing.

Shouldn't my rear-end be centered, before OR after a wheel brakes off?

Reply #36 – January 16, 2008, 06:10:31 PM

Thanks Eric, that's interesting... and not surprising. Mine, however, is more offset than others that I've talked to. I guess I'll have to wait until I get some MM lower arms and new springs to know for sure. Wondering if I need to go for new upper arms right away as well. I wouldn't think these would bend as easy as the lowers may, but idk...