front ride height concern

1969383S said

Really does not matter. The ride height setting procedure is across the board. All models and options period! Granted they are mostly based on bias tires.

I do not subscribe to the theory that radials are that much different. To me it loads the bars and sets the angles in the suspension. I use the same settings and have since the mid 80s. Never wore a set of radials out, caster/camber/toe can certainly be optimized for a specific circumstance.

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First, that's not true. The procedure was the same, but the measurements were different by make and model as you can clearly see in the FSM excerpt I posted.

Second, radials and bias ply's perform completely different with regard to handling and load distribution. It's literally tire construction 101. The alignment settings to make each one perform properly are actually opposite from each other.

It's not a theory, it's basic physics.

Might want to do some reading before you keep spreading that misinformation.

Basic construction and performance differences
https://www.hemmings.com/hmw/bias-ply-or-radial-tires.html

Differences and how/why they effect alignment settings
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Differences in how they stress rims (some rims are not safe for radial tires!!!)
https://www.sema.org/files/attachments/WTC-2011-05-Bias-vs-Radial-Tire-Wheel-Fitment.pdf