Tire discounters can’t align my Dart.
A copy of an old post
Hell you can align the whole thing yourself if you have a level driveway.........I don't........I jack my car trailer level and use THAT
WHAT YOU NEED......
a level spot and something to turn the tires, "turning plates" Google it. People use metal sheet, salt, grease, tile, all sorts of stuff
Caster/ camber......Caster is "figured" with some easy math from camber figures, so you need something to measure "wheel tilt."
In today's digital / laser/ world there are lots of devices right from "Home Depot" that will work for that
Toe. Easy way is if you have two people. I believe in scribing the tires, you need a solid scribe you can hold on the ground, and with the tire jacked up under the A arm, scribe a 'true' line somewhere on the tire tread. Then measure between the scribes
READ THE SHOP MANUAL. You can download them free from MyMopar
DON'T USE the shop manual specs if you have radial tires. Use the "scoch chart"
DO A SEARCH on this board. LOTS of posts about alignment. LOTS
DIY Alignment?
Need help with front end -Alignment
Front End Alignment
need alignment help!
My beat-up old Ammco caster / camber gauge. THE CASTER IS NOTHING BUT A CIRCULAR SLIDE RULE and is easy to do without. Otherwise, all the gauge does is to measure in or out wheel tilt from plumb
You can use something like this instead
My toe gauge for "one man" use. You can MAKE one easily. All it does is make a two man tape measure into a one man deal. You can see.........the car is on the trailer
A copy of an old post
Hell you can align the whole thing yourself if you have a level driveway.........I don't........I jack my car trailer level and use THAT
WHAT YOU NEED......
a level spot and something to turn the tires, "turning plates" Google it. People use metal sheet, salt, grease, tile, all sorts of stuff
Caster/ camber......Caster is "figured" with some easy math from camber figures, so you need something to measure "wheel tilt."
In today's digital / laser/ world there are lots of devices right from "Home Depot" that will work for that
Toe. Easy way is if you have two people. I believe in scribing the tires, you need a solid scribe you can hold on the ground, and with the tire jacked up under the A arm, scribe a 'true' line somewhere on the tire tread. Then measure between the scribes
READ THE SHOP MANUAL. You can download them free from MyMopar
DON'T USE the shop manual specs if you have radial tires. Use the "scoch chart"
DO A SEARCH on this board. LOTS of posts about alignment. LOTS
DIY Alignment?
Need help with front end -Alignment
Front End Alignment
need alignment help!
My beat-up old Ammco caster / camber gauge. THE CASTER IS NOTHING BUT A CIRCULAR SLIDE RULE and is easy to do without. Otherwise, all the gauge does is to measure in or out wheel tilt from plumb
You can use something like this instead
My toe gauge for "one man" use. You can MAKE one easily. All it does is make a two man tape measure into a one man deal. You can see.........the car is on the trailer
