Re: correct alignment settings

From: Chad Clifton (mcc@negia.net)
Date: Thu Jan 27 2000 - 22:29:17 EST


A friend of mine with a '95 Nissan that has a 3" body lift with 33's,
and torsion bars cranked up, found a kit that would correct the camber
and toe. I don't remember where, but they are out there.

Chad
'95 DSCC 5pd V6

Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:
>
> "Doh! Any alignment that is set towards "OEM" specs will
> be incorrect and
> inappropriate. People lower and lift their trucks
> constantly. Unless
> EVERYONE out there is stupid like my friend who heated
> his coils and drives
> on his bumpstops... there is a way to correctly align
> any car that has been
> raised or lowered. Come on here. "
>
> -Ok, then what specs do you align them to and where do you get those
> specs?
> My spec charts dont have figures for raised and lowered vehicles, or for
> wrong tire sizes. Yes, people raise and lower cars all the time. When
> have you ever heard of someone with a slammed vehicle or jacked up truck
> that bragged about the great mileage and wear they got out of their
> tires? They normally eat the tires. If you've ever changed the ride
> height of a vehicle either by different tire circumference or a change
> in spring height, then you will know that this affects the camber and
> toe, and the factory setting may end up wearing the tires. I cant pull
> specs out of the air, and I dont have a research facility so I can
> install tires, align them, and drive them for 5000 miles to see how they
> wear at the current settings.
> Patrick



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