rear/frame not centered under the body?

[Slowazzbu]

I'm making some minor supension changes (pieces that I've designed & built) and I've uncovered a nagging problem with the car. The frame of g-bodies are not centered under the body, so I shifted the frame as far as possible (towards the drivers side) way back when I did the frame-off years ago. This helped some, but it appears as though the rear/frame is still shifted towards the passenger side by about 3/8" or so.

I've got a real tight clearance issue with the quarter panels & tires (side-to-side). I can adjust the upper control arm lengths to center the rear, but that simply creates a pre-load condition that I'm not happy about.

Have any of you noticed this problem with g-bodies? Have any of you attempted to correct this offset, if so, how did you center the rear without creating pre-load or binding in the suspension?

Also, I don't know if my car is typical of the amount of offset...anyone care to say if and how much your frame/body offst is?

 

[Steve Wood]

Pretty common to be off a bit...body cushion mounts allow the body to be positioned off center if one is not careful. Normally, most can be brought pretty close by shifting body on the frame.

 

[tazgn]

Yep,
Mine is the exact same way. I thought about shifting the body over (mines over 1/2" off to one side), but didn't want to screw with realigning the fenders and nose. So I just bought rear wheels with different offsets to make it "look" right. I found out a few years ago when I first noticed it that there are actually quite a few TR's out there like this.

Derrick