Norm Peterson
corner barstool sitter
CR is saying that the BMR PHB would have pushed the axle even further off center.WTF ? To get the car body shifted over to the driver's side, the PHB has to be shortened, not lengthened. Driver's side of phb goes to the axle. Pass side of PHB goes to the car body. Axle doesn't move, the back end of the car body moves side to side, depending on length of phb.
As a dedicated DIY'er, I have to wonder if there's enough room on the pass-side pedestal to redrill the PHB mounting holes a little further to the right (looking from behind). PHB clearance on the inside would probably establish a limit to how far you could move the hole, and the job would probably entail reinforcement and welding, assuming that the pedestal is made of a readily weldable grade of steel (a good body shop ought to know this).
You might still want to look for any wrinkling of metal above the pedestal proper, which would indicate local deformation in the platform structure itself.
Norm