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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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Interesting.

I need to ask why?
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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Pull to left on US roads = head on collision.

Pull to right on Japan roads (or Europe) = head on collision.

The chance of it happening increases anyway.
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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The machine and style of the rack Im sure can affect your alignment. There are some new racks out..I cant remember the specific name, but use lasers and are very accurate. This is what I had my truck aligned with and Ive not had any pulling problems even with my 12.50 tires.
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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Good point, CHRISTIAN.

I'm sure the rack they used is not the same one you are talking about. It has two swiveling circle plates where the front tires go on. They put these devices on each rim with some type of balancing mechanism that connects to a computer where it reads the toe and camber specs.

He then untightens the a-arm bushing and moves the arm in or out, depending on how it needs to be adjusted. He was able to get it the closet he could to zero but he was never able touch zero.

I'm taking it next week so he can crank up the torsion bar on the passenger side.

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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Yeah King thats a typical rack. Should be capable of doing what you need though. Yeah Id deff. keep going back untill your happy.
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cruizin01
The machine and style of the rack Im sure can affect your alignment. There are some new racks out..I cant remember the specific name, but use lasers and are very accurate. This is what I had my truck aligned with and Ive not had any pulling problems even with my 12.50 tires.
Yup, they are called "Visualizer Aligners", I personally didn't like using it because you gotta rock the vehicle back and forth to get the first specs, then you got this red blinking light that gets annoying as you are trying to watch the screen as you set the specs, and it's very easy to get in the way of the laser (especially when adjusting toe). Other people swear by it and love it. I just like using the plan old hunter machine with the seperate transponder to each wheel.
 
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