Thread: Body Shims
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Old 11-17-2021, 06:38 PM   #5
ursus
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Default Re: Body Shims

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Originally Posted by nkaminar View Post
Those shims are for leveling stationary equipment, like lathes or milling machines. I think Mike Peters has a good point. If you do use them, maybe you could bend the ends over so that they are captured.
I make checking the tightness of body bolts - and other chassis fasteners - part of my annual maintenance. The shims I cited are labeled as 'Body Shims' with further text describing them as used for adjusting camber, caster, and toe-in on front and rear suspensions.
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