Combinations To Fort Knox - REVEALED!
ChrisCoaster
Not here.
And neither are any publications of WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECS.
Which is the real topic of this post. With this wonderful tool called
the internet, it seems you can find out anything about anyone or
anything, period - except specifications for wheel alignment of just
about anything allowed on a public road.
Oh, I apologize - there's alignmentspecs.com , - but it's FEE based!
WTF?
What is so secretive about wheel alignment specifiications that they
appear NOWHERE on the internet? - or that you have to pay for such
info?? Sharing such information freely can benefit others by showing
if their car's alignment is really out of whack, and even if the shop
doing their alignment has the right specs for that car in their
computer.
So I guess it truly is easier to find out how to get into the gold
standard, or track the President's daily whereaabouts within 100yards,
than it is to get the correct range of camber for the rear-end of a
'78 Silverado or the caster for a 2007 LaCrosse.
INN-credible.
-ChrisCoater
Vic Smith
You'd think you could find them on the net, but I guess not.
Probably nobody got around to it yet.
I asked my kid, who is a suspension guy, and he uses the John Bean CD
at work. He's seen the Hunter specs too, and thinks they may better
as they go back past '92.
Some guys with old cars bring their shop manuals in with them - he
mentioned a guy with an old Studebaker for one.
I'd say your best bets are get the shop manual or ask an alignment
shop for the specs.
Probably too expensive to buy the CD's for a one or two-off.
--Vic
Steve W.
ChrisCoaster
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Steve:
Please advise me of all health related costs of finding the above(eye
strain, carpal tunnel, etc).
Where in Heck did you find that??? Good heavens! I feel like a kid in
candy shop FCOL!
-CC
cuh...@webtv.net
Steve W.
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> Please advise me of all health related costs of finding the above(eye
> strain, carpal tunnel, etc).
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> Where in Heck did you find that??? Good heavens! I feel like a kid in
> candy shop FCOL!
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> -CC
Well, I could tell you BUT......
I have more than a few links to "unknown" spec lists. They come in handy
some days.
Make sure you actually follow the instructions when you check the specs.
And don't try to mix/match specs from different companies. I have seen
at least 4 different ride height charts with various locations used.
Makes it fun if you measure a ride height of 6.75 inches BUT use a spot
on the frame that is 1.25 inches different than what they used on the chart.
Now if you want some REAL fun start playing with vehicles that have lift
kits Or ones where someone has cranked on the torsion bars and then
tried to align it.
As Artie Johnson said - Verrry Interestingggg.....
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Steve W.
ChrisCoaster
What are YOU doing on this lowly automotive newsgroup? :D LOL!!
You got a helluva show there after Springer.
Anywho, thanks for posting that compendium of alignment specs - along
with the howtos for specific applications.
It's really a matter of history for me - studying the specs for cars
that my grandparents owned as well as myself. IE - my gramp's 1964
Skylark: "0 degrees of caster with up to -0.5 to +0.5 deg variance"
Good LORD - what kept that thing going straight?? Yeah, it had 8
degrees SAI, but the modern Malibu and current Kia optima I drive have
at least 13deg SAI along with over 3 deg positive caster.
Sheer weight? I guess that's what kept 'em going straight. Today's
tin cans are so light they need generous caster & SAI for stability's
sake.
Man, Steve, you've got a kid in a candy shop here! Thanks again.
-C-Coaster