Group,
My friend at work wrecked her pristine 87 XJ6, only 40,000 miles :>(. The
damage didn't look all that bad, but
the insurance company "totaled" it. I convinced her to buy it back. I
removed the smashed fender,grille and bumper. I inspected the front
suspension and found that the inner tie rods were quite bent. I found a good
junk yard and assembled all the parts. So far so good. Then I find that the
vertical link on the damaged side is bent. Back to the junk yard. Again so
far, so good. I did a best shot alignment, in the driveway, that
actually "felt" just fine while driving to get a real alignment.
Everything went fine up to the camber adjustment on the damaged side. It
could not be brought into spec. Even the shop couldn't see visually, any
problem, nor could I.
What would you folks do from here? Just start at the top and work down
parts replacing until ..? I could start with wishbones and bushings, then
ball joints then lower wish bone etc. If nothing looks bad would you just
junk yard ALL the suspension parts on that side? If I replace ALL
those parts on that side would I then have to replace ALL
the rubber parts on the other side with new bushings etc?
Sheesh I just wanted to help this lady out a bit, but I've gotten myself a
little buried here. I've done body work, built
motors, trannys, but no suspension. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks,
Adysthemic