How to "rough in" front end alignment after rebuild?

I think if your doing this at home, it would be ideal to do it with some beater rims on it, jacked up on stands under the LCA's. This would allow you to dial in the camber/caster/toe without fighting the tire scrub? Would make alignment a breeze as you would have a straight reference across the straight rim lip (Not an inconsistant tire wall or a special hub fixture), would make tie rod sleeve adjustments by hand and give you better access to the UCA bushings...?