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Originally Posted by JWB
Exactly how I would do it, machine a skim off the stub axles.
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Once the alignment is measured you will know what your car is out. With the new stub axels, they would need to be machined. Basically, cutting the new stub plate surface, which is very thick, to the shape needed to get you back into alignment that is desired. That may be a little different than "factory specs". But a good shop will know what to do. Once the shop measures and cuts your new stub axles it is simply a swap of stub axles.
As for the plastic shims, do you really want plastic sandwiched between your solid beam axle and solid stub axle? How do you maintain correct torque? Will the plastic ever break? Do you trust it with your life?
I, for one, do not trust plastic bolted between two very solid metal flanges and will go for a foolproof way to get the alignment needed for a lowered suspension. Again, which is not necessarially the same as the factory specs.