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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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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. Name:  89A845D5-610E-49AD-AFE4-8BCF12093E9B_zpsndazvrsv.jpg
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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Yea that looks pretty off. But with weight in the front end the tires will go toward each other. Try putting the tires on and set it off the jack stands
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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I don't know how far off it should be or will be, but I know a lot of guys do a driveway alignment just to be able to drive it to the alignment shop. So it might be normal to be that far off. Im sure other who know will chime in soon. Hope this helps.
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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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.
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal4Running
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.
You are 100% incorrect. It will be that far off when installing the BJ spacers.
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.
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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Nt mention the fact that he messed with the Tbars to so his will be way off lol
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 09:01 PM
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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.

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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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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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