Re: Front tire wear on 98 4x2

From: Bruce Aaron Hefner (gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 17 1998 - 10:25:25 EST


Thanx for the info, might try this next time I need an alignment.....

Bruce

>
> I just set out 4 jackstands, ran twine along each side of the truck,
> measuring with a steel tape until I was reasonably sure I had a
> rectangle that was square with the truck. I then adjusted each tie rod
> until the toe-in was virtually zero (each front wheel was parallel to
> the string) AND the steering wheel was square with the world. I kept
> track of what I had done to each tie rod so that if I discovered that I
> had dug myself into a hole, I could return to where I started. It
> probably won't compare to a professional alignment, but it has worked
> well and eliminates leaving the truck somewhere for a day only to be
> told that "the alignment is within specs".
>
> Marc Robertson
> marc@blackberry-ridge.com
> '94 V6 4X2 SLT
>
>



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