Re: [Amc-list] Re; 'Flexible Flyers'

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I haven't read the whole thread yet, but my SOP for alignements is
1/2 neg camber
Find max caster on both sides and set to lowest side.
1/8" tow in.

I run poly bushings and used V8 american coils with 1 3/4" lowering plates.
Tires are 205/60/15" .

Handles great for a soon to be 40 year old car.
Ride is harsh, but more of a noise harshness than a feel harshness.
It is honestly quite comparable to our 98 Altima!!! If not actually better!

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > What you do with it is your decisions.
> > You asked, this is my answer. And as the refrain goes I'm sticking to
> > it.
> > John.
> 
> 
> John,
> 
> Once again the master blesses us with his knowledge. Damn I do not know what
> I would have done without the guys on this list,
> and John, you are one of the key guys.
> 
> Now that we know the nuances of AMC front end geometry, I really wish I knew
> what to do to convert my car to Radial tire technology. My 70 "Flexible
> Flyer" Javelin still has bias ply tires on it.
> 
> OK so I did put poly strut bushings in, but I don't use the car for a daily
> driver, I don't bound over bumps at 30 mph., I take it easy over bumps or
> avoid them altogether. I think the poly bushings will be just fine as long
> as I don't DUKES of HAZARD the car. There is only about two to three inches
> of jounce (compression) travel in my 70s front suspension, and about the
> only time it could get maximum droop is when it's up in the air on a floor
> jack. I usually raise the car from the ball joint end of the lower control
> arm, I have always done this, one side at a time, or I wood block the upper
> arm so the spring can't move the suspension to full droop (bad for the strut
> rod with poly bushings). Heck if I didn't take all these little anal
> precautions when working on the car, there's no way it would still be here.
> 
> Any way what should I do with my front end alignment when the new radial
> tires and new wheels get here?? Leave it at the factory specs? Or introduce
> more + or - ? caster.
> 
> What did AMC do when it went to radial tires? What are the 70 alignment
> specs versus the 74 alignment specs for the 70 series AMC. Wasn't radial
> technology fully on the market by 74?
> 
> Thanks again John for all of the help and advice you've given to all of us.
> 
> Oh, and if any of you other guys want to toss in your opinion feel free to
> do so.
> 
> Armand
> 
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