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Doug Scott (aka coors578) [ View ] [ ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Qualicum Beach, Canada (250) 752-2325

a little help please - need to realigne my front end. what #'s should I be using as far as camber-caster @ toe. Doug

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Posted by RSLUGGOBOY  -  05/11/2007 10:11 PM CASTER 6DEG. TO 7 DEG. W/DROP AXEL RSLUGGOBOY [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] SALINAS, California   Posted by dixie  -  05/12/2007 10:38 PM I use 5 to 6 deg. postive as for toe in, with radials 1/8 - 1/16 if its darting around it needs postive lay the axle back you can do it your self if it has adj, 4 bar are hair pins. jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006   Posted by 31tudor  -  05/14/2007 12:35 PM CAMBER: No camber adjustment available on a drop (or straight) axle. (Unless you bend it in the middle, a risky proposition!) CASTER: Yep, 6 to 7 degrees of caster just like Mike says. TOE: I don't know how many degrees the toe should be, but like Dixie said 1/8". Measure from the center of one front tire to the center of the other front tire on the furthest rearward surface of the tire. Then measure from the center of one front tire to the center of the other front tire on the furthest forward surface of the tire. The DIFFERENCE should result in 1/8" narrower in front than in the rear. Does that make sense? It's going to be a little tough to measure with the fenders on your car unless you have a large caliper of sorts. Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by coors578  -  05/14/2007 04:48 PM thank you all for the reply's. think I have it figured out now. Doug coors578 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Qualicum Beach, Canada

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