[Jodele]

Originally Posted by rocksnap

"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."

For one, there is a pin on the back side that will make the machining very difficult and for two, you will need some very fancy measuring instruments to orient your stub axles. And, I would like to see that done...I'm not saying that it can't be done...but man, that is an expensive way of doing things. Even NASA wouldn't do it that way!

"As for the plastic shims, do you really want plastic sandwiched between your solid beam axle and solid stub axle?"

Yes you do...why not? The steel will protect it!

"How do you maintain correct torque?"

With a torque wrench...80-in-lbs. You torque it once and you're done!

"Will the plastic ever break?"

No...It's sandwiched between two solid pieces of steel...the steel protects it!

"Do you trust it with your life?"

I have and I do...and by the way, I'm qualified to make such statements.

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.

That's because you're either stupid or ignorant.