Need help with alignment and bolts holding in shims.

[LONGHAIR]

Kevin alread said the things I would have...
The lower control arm bushings are shot. It's especially bad when you can see it in a snap-shot. I'm amazed that the alignment shop didn't mention this?
Ditch the coil-over shocks. The upper shock attachment point is notoriously weak to begin with, they won't do well with extra force applied.

To answer your initial question...
I would tear into this myself, replacing the main parts. Then take it to the alignment shop to fine tune it.
That is quite a stack of shims. Some of them may be in there to compensate for the bad bushings, but there is a way to eliminate some of them. Offset control arm shafts will reduce the need for 1/4" of them. Then you may be able to go back to a shorter mounting stud. If they need replacing anyway, it certainly doesn't hurt...

[funkytechmonkey]

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

Ditch the coil-over shocks.

Did it last night.... Changed over to the KYB gas, its a huge difference. Before, if I hit a hump in the road the truck would have a really long bounce up and down two or three times really slowly. Now it is a lot stiffer and has that "Low Rider" feel to it. Im not a fan of the stiff bounce of a lowrider but this will hold me over until I can get adjustable shocks for the other frame I am building. I'm using this new truck as a daily driver for the next few months so I am trying to work out the kinks.

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

To answer your initial question...
I would tear into this myself, replacing the main parts. Then take it to the alignment shop to fine tune it. .

Thanks for the link... I am going to do that. I will call LMC and cancel that order. Thanks for your help. Ill let you know how this comes out.

[Tx Firefighter]

I have never understood how LMC stays in business. Those big catalogs have to cost a mint to give out to everyone that asks for them. Their prices are too high. Their customer service sucks.

For mechanical parts, damn near every one can be bought locally from a parts store. Buying it locally, you can control what quality you get by buying a known brand. LMC is gonna ship you whatever brand they can make the highest profit on. For quality suspension stuff, Moog sets the benchmark and is sold in most parts stores nationwide.

For non mechanical restoration stuff, find any place but LMC that treats you right. I'm a huge fan of Classic Parts. They've treated me very well on countless orders. The guy on the phone will know what he's selling, and their prices stomp LMC.