Lower A-arm alignment - somethings out of whack!

[Timothy B.]

Have any of you every had problems with the lower a-arms not being aligned properly relatively to one another? The right a-arm on my 67 327 car is oriented such that the ball joint is slightly more rearward than the left. This is causing alignment problems as you can imagine, driving me to use too many shims in the top a-arm, and also making the right front wheel sit to far to the rear in the wheel opening. I am wondering where the weak point is, as I am having a hard time believing that the front cross member can be bent (as stout as it is) and not be noticeable.

Is there any play in the attachment of the lower cross shaft to the frame? How common is it for the lower a-arm to be bent? If I loosen the lower cross shaft bolts and remove the spring (again!), can I expect to be able to shift the a-arm more forward at all? Any comments would be appreciated.

[John M.]

Re: Lower A-arm alignment - somethings out of whac

Just a crazy thought, but do you have two lefts or two rights?

[Wayne W.]

Re: Lower A-arm alignment - somethings out of whac

There is no play in the lower arm attachments. It is very common for them to be bent or the mounting brackets to be damaged.

[Timothy B.]

Re: Lower A-arm alignment - somethings out of whac

Thanks Wayne. Check you email, I just sent you a message.