Here is a site that list's alignment basics and how they effect wear and driveablity.
http://www.familycar.com/alignment.htm
Matt Tharp
Almost there
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:43:25 -0500 Matt Tharp <henryrollins@springmail.com> wrote:
Well your caster is off on one side. That is what throws me off. If it is aligned for an R/T then both sides should be off. The best thing I can say is keep a very close eye on your tires. If that right front starts to feather. Take it back. I am wonding why they tech did not check it out frist. If it was a sport or an r/t. I do not know the diffrence in front ends between the sprot and the R/T. I know there is diffrent springs poss. ride height etc. If it were my car I would want the specs for sport not the R/T. But it caan go both ways. I say ride it out for 2 to 3 k and check those tires if they are cupping or wearing funny take it back and have them redue it. They should be willing to redue it for free cause of the wrong specs.
Hope this helps let me know what happens
Matt "3 hours to go" Tharp
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:55:19 -0800 "William H. Hiatt III" <william@hiatt.net> wrote:
Matt:
They did the alignment. But I have the R/T rims, so they thought it was
an R/T. Everything else is in spec, (Caster, Toe, Camber, Total Toe, Cross
Caster, Cross Camber) to the Sport. The front right caster is off. (Due to
being aligned for an R/T.) But I don't know if it would almost be better
with the bigger tires.
thx
william
At 11:22 PM 1/16/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Catster is the relationship of the upper ball joint to the lower. It is
>set in the specs to help turning. It will not effct your tire wear until
>it is way out. I would not be real worried about your setting. I do have
>to ask why didn't they fix this during the alignment. When they had it
>hooked up they should have shimed the upper contorl arm to bring it back
>into spec. This SHOULD have been done if you bought a alignment.
>
>Normally you do not have to mess with caster/camber. only when something
>wears out or you hit something. Has your truck been hit or did you run up
>on a curb.
>
>Do not feel bad I used to work for Acura. When one of there cars hits a
>curb it is a subframe. We can not put it stright cause it would bend the
>subframe. OUCH
>
>Let me know if you need more info
>Matt " 9 hours @ work and 5 2go" Tharp
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