[69fbconv]

I've read a lot of posts about having issues with having too much negative camber because of frame sag, etc and needing offset shafts. But on my 69 FB conv I can't get any more shims in upper control arm shaft to get any negative camber, let alone zero camber. I have plenty of space left on the bolt, but I can't get any more than 3 1/8" shims in. Do I need a crow bar to get more leverage? With too many shims am I going to cause suspension binding or any issues?This is with the car raised and no weight on the suspension. I'm checking with a level with car on the ground. I just want to get it close enough - every single alignment shop I've brought it to seems clueless on these old cars. New upper/lower ball joints, control arm bushings, end links, sway bar bushings, cut one coil off new "stock" springs that sat way too high. Car now sits with top of tire 1/2" from fender lip. I love the look, but did I lower too far?

[69fbconv]

I've read a lot of posts about having issues with having too much negative camber because of frame sag, etc and needing offset shafts. But on my 69 FB conv I can't get any more shims in upper control arm shaft to get any negative camber, let alone zero camber. I have plenty of space left on the bolt, but I can't get any more than 3 1/8" shims in. Do I need a crow bar to get more leverage? With too many shims am I going to cause suspension binding or any issues?This is with the car raised and no weight on the suspension. I'm checking with a level with car on the ground. I just want to get it close enough - every single alignment shop I've brought it to seems clueless on these old cars. New upper/lower ball joints, control arm bushings, end links, sway bar bushings, cut one coil off new "stock" springs that sat way too high. Car now sits with top of tire 1/2" from fender lip. I love the look, but did I lower too far?

[Bill Eveland]

Loosen up both nuts to where you need it, you'll probaly need a crow bar, sometimes rust builds up inside the upper control arm shaft and won't let it move all the way. You are correct in at least having the front end jacked up but you may have better luck jacking up and lifting the car with the lower control arm.

[scottk]

if you are lifting by the frame the arm will be pulling outward against you. if you lift by the lower arm or leave it on the ground, the arm will tend inward once you loosen the nuts and touch the prybar to it.

3 1/8" per bolt sounds like a lot though.