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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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Rear alignment ???

I have a 84 GSL-SE, the rear axle looks to be sticking out about a inch more to the pass side than the drivers side. Does any one know how to adjust this problem? I don't think the car has ever been hit....

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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:42 AM
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Sounds like your watts linkage has very bad bushings or even a broken mount chack that first, the linkage locates your rear end laterally.
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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thnaks, I'll check it out
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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Funny, mine does the same thing, and I have replaced every wear item underneath the car, except the idler arm. That is a very long list of parts. Still trying to figure out why it sits off center to the passenger side like that, and it is just about an inch.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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resurrecting a long dead thread to see if anyone came up with anything
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Bent watts link or bad watts link bushings- typically from sliding into a curb.......
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Most of my problem was I tightened everything up while the body was still in the air and the suspension was hanging. Jacked the car up, loosened the nuts/bolts and dropped the car. When I re-torqued everything the rear axle was nearly centered.

If you haven't replaced any parts, as above, look for worn/bent parts, including the control arms and their body mounts.
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