G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem

Rooman · 08-02-2010, 07:50 PM

As I mentioned eariler, I have a distressed 1996 g16a. My problem is that the rear axle is crooked. I have been under it and can only find a "pivot" bushing with one bolt?? The drivers side tire is about 1 inch from fender and the passenger side is about 3 inches from the fender. Can anyone help me? The axle seems to be straight only cock-eyed.

smallblock450sl · 08-02-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooman

As I mentioned eariler, I have a distressed 1996 g16a. My problem is that the rear axle is crooked. I have been under it and can only find a "pivot" bushing with one bolt?? The drivers side tire is about 1 inch from fender and the passenger side is about 3 inches from the fender. Can anyone help me? The axle seems to be straight only cock-eyed.

Is your connecting rod missing or bent?

rkggoodman · 08-02-2010, 08:23 PM

2 rods going from front frame to the rear axle,these you can adj, sounds like ones bent or missing

smallblock450sl · 08-02-2010, 08:24 PM

Can you show us a picture?

Rooman · 08-04-2010, 08:43 PM

I'm a fireman and once i iget home i will post the pictures. I appreciate your willingness to help.

sho305 · 08-05-2010, 12:27 PM

Is it crooked as in turning the cart around a corner, or cooked as in off to one side more than the other but tires still point straight ahead? ....or both?

Rooman · 08-06-2010, 06:39 PM

Well...The wheels are crooked and the body of the cart seems to be crooked too. Almost as if its been in an accident. The tubing underneath isn't bent but if you look at the rear shocks they are not sitting perfectly as they should, they follow the body as its crooked to one side. Can the stabilizer bar at the rear cause the body to be pushed to one side more than the other?

Rooman · 08-08-2010, 08:28 PM

I found that my connecting rod had been shortened for whatever reason. I took it off aligned the cart with the wheels and then cut the torsion bar the right length. All is good. I appreciate you guys that helped.

08-02-2010, 07:50 PM	#1
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11	G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem As I mentioned eariler, I have a distressed 1996 g16a. My problem is that the rear axle is crooked. I have been under it and can only find a "pivot" bushing with one bolt?? The drivers side tire is about 1 inch from fender and the passenger side is about 3 inches from the fender. Can anyone help me? The axle seems to be straight only cock-eyed.
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11

08-02-2010, 08:23 PM	#3
rkggoodman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 65	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem 2 rods going from front frame to the rear axle,these you can adj, sounds like ones bent or missing
rkggoodman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 65

08-02-2010, 08:24 PM	#4
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,874	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem Can you show us a picture?

08-04-2010, 08:43 PM	#5
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem I'm a fireman and once i iget home i will post the pictures. I appreciate your willingness to help.
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11

08-05-2010, 12:27 PM	#6
sho305 Vegas modded 420 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West MI Posts: 15,443	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem Is it crooked as in turning the cart around a corner, or cooked as in off to one side more than the other but tires still point straight ahead? ....or both?

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08-06-2010, 06:39 PM	#7
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem Well...The wheels are crooked and the body of the cart seems to be crooked too. Almost as if its been in an accident. The tubing underneath isn't bent but if you look at the rear shocks they are not sitting perfectly as they should, they follow the body as its crooked to one side. Can the stabilizer bar at the rear cause the body to be pushed to one side more than the other?
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11

08-08-2010, 08:28 PM	#8
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11	Re: G16 (Gas) Alignment Problem I found that my connecting rod had been shortened for whatever reason. I took it off aligned the cart with the wheels and then cut the torsion bar the right length. All is good. I appreciate you guys that helped.
Rooman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11

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