Budget Suspension Rebuild

[brotherGood]

They went between the sway bar plate and the perch if I remember correctly. I need to try a different angle shim so I'll be able to verify that when I get back in there and swap em out.

 

[Mopar88]

Okay. My car dont have a rear sway bar. Just a regular salon diplomat with 7 1/4 rearend.

 

[brotherGood]

Maybe between the top of the clamp and the perch? I'm not 100% though..Ive not even turned a wrench on that car since January

 

[Mopar88]

Okay cool. Ahh icic

 

[BudW]

The propeller shaft alignment shims look like:

They go between these two items:

and

A note: FMJ's use a large hole (as seen by the spacer, as shown), so your alignment shim holes will need to be enlarged a notch (or a dozen).
In this case, the forum member was getting rid of the weak ISO-clamps and going with an older, and much stronger, shock plate (below) and needed something to keep the differential located in place.

BudW

 

[Mopar88]

Perfect thanks for the info

 

[brotherGood]

Finally got a chance to swap out the shims today..it only too about an hour and a half, most of that time fighting with the DS trying to get it lined up with the perch until finally just dropping the axle onto the spring.

Going from 6° to 4° seemed to fix it...and I am quite happy about that. Now, Dad seems to be a bit more motivated to keep it, and continue making it the street/strip toy I was going for.