NON oem alignment spec help
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NON oem alignment spec help
Nearing the end of my suspension overhaul on my 78 pacecar and looking for some advanced alignment specs or where to find them.
550 lbs. front springs
330 lbs. rear spring (composite)
Adjustable rear strut rods
Bilstein sport shocks x4
255/60R15 Coopers x4
Poly bushings throughout
550 lbs. front springs
330 lbs. rear spring (composite)
Adjustable rear strut rods
Bilstein sport shocks x4
255/60R15 Coopers x4
Poly bushings throughout
Melting Slicks
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From: Great Plains Iowa
Nearing the end of my suspension overhaul on my 78 pacecar and looking for some advanced alignment specs or where to find them.
550 lbs. front springs
330 lbs. rear spring (composite)
Adjustable rear strut rods
Bilstein sport shocks x4
255/60R15 Coopers x4
Poly bushings throughout
550 lbs. front springs
330 lbs. rear spring (composite)
Adjustable rear strut rods
Bilstein sport shocks x4
255/60R15 Coopers x4
Poly bushings throughout
Caster angle 2-1/4 degrees
Camber angle zero degrees
Toe in 1/8" to 1/4"
These are nominal figures. With an inexpensive $8 Harbor Freight angle protractor you can align your own front end and save yourself a bunch of money along with learning how.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Niles, MI
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From: Graceland in a Not Correctly Restored Stingray
As good a place as any to find a baseline from which to work. Just pick the category that best matches your purposes, and instruct the shop to follow them as precisely as is practical with minimal tolerance. No cross-caster, no cross camber, and especially no off-center rear thrust angle.
Last edited by TheSkunkWorks; Aug 11, 2015 at 09:24 PM.
