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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Need to beat this topic some more. After lowering, if one does not have access to a scale to weigh the four corners,not sure where one would find something to do that anyway,the next step is measuring from the jacking points to the ground,one would need a steel plate or platform of some sort to be accurate,I have done it in my garage,floor is "fairly" level,measuring is 1/4" difference side to side on the front and 3/16"side to side on the rear and 1/2" difference back to front,but, there is at least 3/4" difference from top of tire to fender on one side to the other. What have I done wrong or what am I missing ?
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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I marked my garage floor so I took the measurements from the same "level" benchmark...

Could the diff in the fender measurement just be a "settling" issue...how long ago did you lower it and how much have you driven it since?
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Drive it around for a day to settle then get it computer aligned.
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Did it 3 weeks ago, and have driven about 2-300 miles
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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Just out of curiosity,how much does a computer alignment cost? Not that it matters just curious
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Originally Posted by walleyejack
Did it 3 weeks ago, and have driven about 2-300 miles
You're ready to get it aligned.
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Just out of curiosity,how much does a computer alignment cost? Not that it matters just curious
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Around $75
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
You're ready to get it aligned.

I can get it aligned, but the fender heights won t be the same, looks goofy, not sure what else i can do. And i know it is not the fencer heights to worry about it is frame from ground..
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