SN95 Rearend ?

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    Anyone know why so many sn95 and the fox body also, the driver tire sits out more than the pass ? Some say they have seen it the other way..Mine sits out about 3/4-1 inch on the driver side..
     
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    i'm guessing one of your rear suspension bushings is worn and the rear end has shifted due to that
     
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    Worn out bushings or something is bent..... Unless it has adjustable control arms, then it's just not properly adjusted.....
     
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    Well i have all new UPR upper & lower adj controll arms..Have all solid bushings...I just re-measured the arms earlier and they are dead on..I also measured from the frame to the outside of the tire with a straight edge across the tire, both sides are dead on..It seems to be the body may have came from the factory setting off a little to the pass side from the factory, or 1 fender is flared out more..


    I joined both pics i took of each side together..Dont look like its realy off , looking at it from the back..Its almost like its the upper fender setting out more than the other side..You can see it standing at the tire looking down on it, or looking at it from the front down the side..

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    something that small wouldn't be noticeable with stock tires, so it could just be a variation in the control arm mounting points for the upper arms. Hard launches have been known to rip out the boxes too, they could be tweaked. Any chance the boxes have been reinforced?
     
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    Yes, i installed the upr kit that makes it all stronger, for uppers & lowers..Was all bolt on..Someone told me to tighten the uppers but i still cant figure out doing that would help the problem, when that will throw my pinion off , then i would have to reset it from the lowers i guess..
     
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    The axle location is determined by the uppers, that's why they are telling you to tighten them and make sure they are the same length. Tightening the left one a little will move the axle left slightly. They will also alter pinion angle so you would have to recheck it after any adjustment. If all is good in the components, the only thing left is the mounting locations for the upper links. (unless the car has taken a hit in the quarter and the repair is off a little) Slapping a curb with the rear axle can also tweak those upper mounting locations that may go unnoticed until you put wide tires on it. If it drives straight and isn't causing any problems, I wouldn't worry about it too much, unless it bothers you.
     
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    This is what i have here, not sure the rearend is realy off center, may be where the upper fender was rolled..Im going do do some more measurments tomorrow..

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