Simon - I don't have a ready answer to your shim number questions, but your message brought up a topic that I think needs to be addressed. I have seen a couple of cars recently that have been aligned by a local alignment shop, and some of these thin shims were added to the stackup. The problem is that they put the thin shims on the outside end of the shim stack, so that the "sleeve" through the trailing arm bears against them. The shims are not strong enough for the bearing pressure caused by the bolt torque, and they "squeeze" out of the way. This allows the joint to loosen up, which means certain death for your TAB. I have been moving the thin shims to the middle of the stack, so that the sleeve is bearing against the thicker OEM shims. This is very important to look for and correct. Proper clamp-up in this joint is a "must", no matter what type of bolt you have installed. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "simonsays10002003" <simonsays10002003@xxxx> wrote: > 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/