Should alignment be this far off?
#1
Should alignment be this far off?
Working on my 89 runner. Did BJ spacers, diff drop sway bar drop shocks and both cv axles. My torsion bars were cranked all the way so I loosened them up quite a bit. (Haven't tightened them back up yet). I know after all that you need an alignment, but I feel like its way out of whack. I don't even wanna put me wheels back on. Should it be this far off? Anyone got any suggestions? Any feedback is much appreciated. Here's my drivers side rotor.
Here's pass side.
Here's pass side.
#4
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Regardless of whatever you did to the truck it shouldn't be that far off!
I have done home alignments on my Subaru before using string line and known reference points and a little math. Basically with cars weight on jack stands and 2 parallel strings set exactly the same distance off of say the ends of the axle stubs you can set your Toe as precise as the shop will do it with their fancy machine, talking down the the 64th of a inch.
Camber can also be done at home with levels and straight edges.
I have done home alignments on my Subaru before using string line and known reference points and a little math. Basically with cars weight on jack stands and 2 parallel strings set exactly the same distance off of say the ends of the axle stubs you can set your Toe as precise as the shop will do it with their fancy machine, talking down the the 64th of a inch.
Camber can also be done at home with levels and straight edges.
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Regardless of whatever you did to the truck it shouldn't be that far off! I have done home alignments on my Subaru before using string line and known reference points and a little math. Basically with cars weight on jack stands and 2 parallel strings set exactly the same distance off of say the ends of the axle stubs you can set your Toe as precise as the shop will do it with their fancy machine, talking down the the 64th of a inch. Camber can also be done at home with levels and straight edges.
I have installed spacers on 3 different trucks including my new T100 and they all come out being toed in extremely bad.
Easy fix tho. Measure from center of front passenger tire to center of front driver tire. On both front and back of tire. Adjust tie rods until the measurement are 1/4" of each other. You want the front to be 1/4" narrower then the rear. For example 127 1/2" on front and 128 3/4" on rear. Thus letting letting the truck down with the weight on it should have you about right. Then go to alignment shop and have it fine tuned.
#7
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Was thinking he was asking if it should be that far off and drive it.
I can take a whole suspension apart and not measure anything putting back together and yeah it'll be all outta whack, you go changing all kinds of parts and geometry of components yes obviously it will not be correct.
Yes, do not put the wheels back on it. Eye ball it to close and get it to shop pronto.
I can take a whole suspension apart and not measure anything putting back together and yeah it'll be all outta whack, you go changing all kinds of parts and geometry of components yes obviously it will not be correct.
Yes, do not put the wheels back on it. Eye ball it to close and get it to shop pronto.
Last edited by SoCal4Running; 12-26-2013 at 09:08 PM.
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Right on everyone. Thanks for the responses. I was worried I screwed up when I put my cv axles on or something but that wouldn't make much sense. I knew it'd b off a little bit when I finished that's just too much to drive it to the shop though. Ill eye ball an adjustment with my tires off (I like the string line idea). When I'm close put my tires back on and measure em to center, try to get them close.
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