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Am I ready to drive for an alignment?

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GSLENK

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May 25, 2011
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I did a check on my current alignment before I go driving 40 MILES to the shop I have chosen.

A curb made me overhaul a bunch of suspension stuff... I need an alignment.

here's how I took measurements. I made these adjustments through short test drives and eyeballing, this is how I will check/ perfect it.

Camber all around is less than 1.5* (most extreme is around there, the rest are around .5*.

Front toe is is about .5*

Rear toe in is about .25*

The front and rear tires are out of sync by about 10* on the left, and 8* on the right.

Heres my method from start to finish, some of my calculation methods are included. (I knew trig would be useful)
 

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drive it and get it alighned, if you continue driving like that the toe is going to eat the tires fast.
 
I have some crappy rims/tires I'm gonna throw on to get there. Im worried about the 8 to 10 degree difference from front to back. Idk if it will be safe for 40 miles. i guess that means driving with a crooked steering wheel turned a little bit to go straight.
 
Well their alignment was flawless. I had a bent rear hub/spindle and somehow didn't realize it until after :banghead:

They offered a discount for an immediate redo once I swap hubs out. I will def take them up on it, I am sure the rear hub had something to do with limiting the amount of toe they could do (couldnt get 0, but got damn close) and it was perfect I forget the befor numbers, but after was

Front (both sides)

Camber= .025 neg
Toe 0.00
caster, cant remember...

Rear (both sides)

Camber 0.00
Toe in = .05
 
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