Rebuilding the front suspension

straightlinespeed said

I have to revive this post since Im at this stage finally and have some questions.

I did as you said with the rear UCA bushing all the way in. I was not sure where to put the front UCA so I put it all the way to the outside. Which tilted my tire inward at the top like you said, Im not sure if that was to much and I should readjust or just let the alignment shop deal with it.

As for getting the tires straight. When I put the new tie rod ends and adjusters on the car., I set them up with equal turns and did this on both sides. My drivers side tire is pretty much straight forward and the passengers is turned to the left slightly. Do I equally adjust the tie rods, turning the drivers side to the left a little and the passengers side to the right so that they each come into alignment with each other? Or does it not matter and just adjust one side?

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I hope I'm not messing with Bills question, but if you want your steering wheel centered (meaning your steering wheel isn' cocked off to one side when the wheels face straight ahead) then you have to do what it takes to get it that way.
Most people don't think about the wheel being centered until they are all done, then notice and go "Screw it, I'm not redoing all that"

The BEST way to do it is to center your steering wheel first and then do whater is needed with your tie rod adjustments to bring both wheels where they need to be.
Same amount of turns on each side does not matter all. (approximate is fine) as long as one side isn't bottomed on the adjustment and the other barely holding by a couple of threads. :D just fairly equal.

OH, and you can bungie the steering wheel nice and tight or whatever works for you to hold it straight while you adjust.