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"

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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

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You can use something like this instead

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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

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So you have alignment tools when you do your alignments….

I agree you can do them with very basic tools and math. But you’ll have to make or rig up something to get level gauge to rim/tire/hub. I used the sliding greased plates deal. Getting the angle accurate it a pain and took more time. Maybe I can as overboard with the accuracy. The more basic the tools, the longer and more drawn out the whole experience.

Here’s some caster/camber gauge, turn plates, toe gauge complete combo setups...

$441 Speedway Front End Toe and Camber Alignment Kit with Turn Plates

$319 QuickTrick Alignment 41412 Wheel Alignment Systems, 17-22 In Rims