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Disclaimer: These section is dedicated to the suspension and alignment of this GT40.
Doing the initial alignment is required to get the body alignment correct.
I started on the Right Front corner - primarily since it was the easiest.
I want the front suspension set to 6 degrees positive caster and 1 degree of negative camber and 1/16” toe out.
Rear Suspension - This was actually easier than I thought. Like the front suspension, I set the rear ride height by raising the outboard side of the lower control arm until it is level to the ground.
I wanted Zero Toe and Zero Camber.
The rear uprights need to be canted to the rear at 6.5 degrees. The pictures below show you how I got there.
Note - you might notice that many shots of heim joints show the locking nuts backed off. That is intentional to illustrate how many threads are exposed. Rest assured that they will be appropriately tightened and torqued before this car hits the road.
Suspension updated 9/22/08