hi dave iv just been underneath and counted the shims and measured them. on the passenger side i have 5 big shims and 2 very very small they measure 9/16 of an inch altogether.on the drivers side [left] i have 3 shims plus one very very thin one they measure 5/16 of an inch altogether.the car drives fine so im baffaled to the amount of shims etc if somthing were bent the frame would in therey be bent on both sides inwards where the trailing arms attach in the middle to need both sides shimed like this.iv had the car on ramps and checked everything it all seems as new no damage etc. thanks simon To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/