Thanks again Ron. The left side was tight, but no match for an 18" breaker
bar. The right side wasn't nearly as tight, but it was a real snug fit to get
past some sort of heat shield. With my poor bpy camber gauge, I got about
-1.6deg on the left, but only -1.0deg on the right. I'm quite certian I can
get up to 2deg on each side because I think Steve's #'s are right (2" drop in
front).
I'm not sure if this affects the toe, but on my little 1mile test drive my
steering felt straighter than it did before. The steering feels lighter too,
that's probably a factor of moving the caster a little in the process.
So for you DIY guys who are getting too much outter tire wear on a 2wd
genIII: Locate the pivot bar on the upper control arm. you can easily see the
left side bar from atop the engine bay. The loosen up the front nut off the
bar quite a bit, and loosen up the rear nut a little (to allow the front to
move). With the car on the ground I fed a rod through the wheel, past above
the rotor to press against the front end of the pivot bar then tapped it with a
hammer to move it inward. Then tighten everything back up. The driver's side
is a cake walk, the passenger's side is hard to get to.
Jay W
505/287 Dakota
Ronald Wong wrote:
> Somewhere between 130 and 150 ft lbs. Muscles, Jay, muscles! :-)
>
> Ron
> 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
> http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Woodruff, Jason
> P
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 12:35 PM
> To: DML (E-mail)
> Subject: DML: Camber Bolt
>
> Thanks to Ron Wong for getting me the FSM page on suspension alignment,
> Ekstrand is using it too.
>
> Anyways. Does anyone have a torque spec on the Camber and/or Caster bolts.
>
> All I know is it's damn tight. I pushed as hard as I dared on my ratchet
> wrench and it wouldn't budge. I'll buy a breaker bar today. Right now I'm
> set at about .5deg positive, I'll be trying to get about 2 deg negative.
> I'll let everyone know what kind of camber I can get out of it with the
> Hotchkis drop on it.
>
> Jay W
> 505/287 Dakota
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