Some alignment help needed please.
I don't have any idea what a control arm pivot tube is
The upper control arms pivot on bushings which is where the adjustments are. These interact, and adjust caster/ camber
The lower arm has one big bushing with a threaded pin which fastens into the K member. You sound like a guy who needs a shop manual. Unfortunately, "we" don't have access to a 76, but so far as adustments and the construction of the front end they are the same as the 72 manual, which you can download for free here:
The thread, you'll have to scroll down as some of the earlier links are broken but have been reposted later
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=132309&highlight=manual%2C+download
Link to the 72 manual
[ame]http://www.abodyjoe.com/pictures/Misc.%20car%20info/1972%20Plymouth%20Chassis%20Serv%20Man.pdf[/ame]
You really should have a shop manual. You can buy reprints and "on CD" "around the www" and eBay
I would think that pulling means
1 a shop that just plain doesn't know what they are doing
2 something broken / loose / worn allowing the alignment to change
3 could also be a worn tire, try borrowing a pair of tires from something else. Tires can have a TREMENDOUS affect on handling and steering.
4 Don't forget the REAR of the car. If the springs are worn, broken leafs, bad bushings, or all jacked up in the rear with extended shackles, etc, the rear of the car can steer the car.
Some other ramblings:
from this thread:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=60712
One member suggests:
"Have them start with the front cam all the way out and the rear cam all the way in. Move the rear cam out until camber is in spec (1/2 deg. neg is good). This is the most positive caster that is available without new parts (offset bushings, tubular upper control arms, etc.). All of this is AFTER setting ride height. I usually set ride height with about an inch between the LCA bumper and the frame, then even the sides up. "
http://www.allpar.com/history/mopar/front-end-alignment.html
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/howto/mopp_0701_1968_plymouth_gtx_suspension/index.html
And from AllPar, the "skoch" chart:
I don't have any idea what a control arm pivot tube is
The upper control arms pivot on bushings which is where the adjustments are. These interact, and adjust caster/ camber
The lower arm has one big bushing with a threaded pin which fastens into the K member. You sound like a guy who needs a shop manual. Unfortunately, "we" don't have access to a 76, but so far as adustments and the construction of the front end they are the same as the 72 manual, which you can download for free here:
The thread, you'll have to scroll down as some of the earlier links are broken but have been reposted later
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=132309&highlight=manual%2C+download
Link to the 72 manual
[ame]http://www.abodyjoe.com/pictures/Misc.%20car%20info/1972%20Plymouth%20Chassis%20Serv%20Man.pdf[/ame]
You really should have a shop manual. You can buy reprints and "on CD" "around the www" and eBay
I would think that pulling means
1 a shop that just plain doesn't know what they are doing
2 something broken / loose / worn allowing the alignment to change
3 could also be a worn tire, try borrowing a pair of tires from something else. Tires can have a TREMENDOUS affect on handling and steering.
4 Don't forget the REAR of the car. If the springs are worn, broken leafs, bad bushings, or all jacked up in the rear with extended shackles, etc, the rear of the car can steer the car.
Some other ramblings:
from this thread:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=60712
One member suggests:
"Have them start with the front cam all the way out and the rear cam all the way in. Move the rear cam out until camber is in spec (1/2 deg. neg is good). This is the most positive caster that is available without new parts (offset bushings, tubular upper control arms, etc.). All of this is AFTER setting ride height. I usually set ride height with about an inch between the LCA bumper and the frame, then even the sides up. "
http://www.allpar.com/history/mopar/front-end-alignment.html
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/howto/mopp_0701_1968_plymouth_gtx_suspension/index.html
And from AllPar, the "skoch" chart: