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  1. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    just remember when you go to put it back together, clean and lube all your hardware and tourq the bolts to 260 ft lbs
  2. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    I had 3 shims per corner. 6 total per side and a grand total of 12.
  3. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Yes pull those shims!! The camber should be near perfect after you pull the shims and then all you will have to do is adjust your toe and your tires should be safe. My tires were really cambered in really bad they looked like this...\-/ Now they are like this... |-|. I had a total of 6 shims on...
  4. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Yeah good luck to you as well. If i wasn't a cheap A$$ i would have just bought new (complete)rear radius rods and be done with it. Nevertheless, i removed them and heated them up with a touch and got them to loosen up. I then cleaned everything and put it back together and now i'm going back...
  5. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    I took off the radius rod and removed the outer tie rod and the inner radius bushing and in the middle there appears to be a steel sleeve/stopping device. So now i know what happened. The tech was unable to turn the sleeve due to it be seized up (AGE), as a matter of fact it was really stuck. It...
  6. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    yes it is. every thing looks great, its just he could not get the radius rod to tun. do you know if the (sleeve) is sold in the middle and is only threaded so far in? or is the Sleeve threaded all the way?
  7. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    this was before any alignment. actual they was unable to align it so No they didn't charge me anything. And their machine only goes from 1992-97 Hummer H1 Alpha. I told them to use those spec. I removed all the shims about a month ago in the rear and the tires look great and she drives good but...
  8. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Yeah, but this is what the tech said and did. He attempted to adjust the Radius rod and was able to turn it just a bit and was not able to turn it any more. He even used a torch and got the piece nice and red and still couldn't turn it anymore. he said that radius arms and the tie rod end must...
  9. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Just got back from the alignment shop (My local NTB) and here's what i got...
  10. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    I got her in August 2016 and been working on it ever since. So just about a year.
  11. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    The anti-Seize was used for more of lucubration purposes and yes for easier disassemble if need. It works better than wheel bearing grease. the Humvee did come part pretty hard (nearly 30 yeas old) the bolts were stuck and a little rusty. so i took care of that issue. Moreover, as i have read in...
  12. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Removed all the shims and it looks 100% better and rides pretty good. Cleaned and lube all the bolts and painted over everything. Here's how its looks now...
  13. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Yes. I have a few NOS boots in stock and these CV Axels are easy and i have a partner and air tools.
  14. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    got one side done. noticed i had a bad inner Cv boot so i also replaced that. I cleaned all bolts and Anti- seize them all. It when t pretty good.
  15. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Well, I'm doing it now. i got one side almost done. trial and error i suppose? I will post my results and how to soon.
  16. shawnshumvee

    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    I'm thinking on removing my rear shims as i was told this is a good tip to bring the tires back to true or vertical. My tires sit like this now... \-/ and i want then to sit like this... |-| Any fact to this tip? just want to know if it will screw with a lot of stuff?
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