Alignment Help

[Brooks James]

I wish that I could do it at home. I don’t have a place to work on it. And even then the HOA would have a cow. I will though print out the info you guys have posted and give it to an alignment specialist.
Thanks

 

[Ricks70Duster340]

To the op, if you're doing it at home, one thing that kept biting my ***, was do not jack the car up. It changes everything. Once I drove it around, then onto turn plates, i did what you were told, and perfect. Also, I bought one of those Longacre kits with the digital angle finder. The part that has the legs would never sit repeatedly in the same spot.

I played around with the alignment for most of the day yesterday. It was absolutely exhausting. I learned a lot and still need to tweak, but the key apparently is what you said about jacking the car up. Yes, I needed to jack it up to reach the cam bolts, but after making an adjustment, I needed to roll the car out, then back onto the turn plates again to see what effect the changes I made were. As a side note; I took some before readings of the alignment my local (60 miles away) shop did and was very disappointed. These guys are supposed to know what they are doing on older cars, but apparently not my Mopar. The car did not feel planted in the front, especially at higher speeds. That is why I purchased the Quicktrick system. I am hoping to get my car spot on so it is enjoyable to drive.

 

[1969383S]

I played around with the alignment for most of the day yesterday. It was absolutely exhausting. I learned a lot and still need to tweak, but the key apparently is what you said about jacking the car up. Yes, I needed to jack it up to reach the cam bolts, but after making an adjustment, I needed to roll the car out, then back onto the turn plates again to see what effect the changes I made were. As a side note; I took some before readings of the alignment my local (60 miles away) shop did and was very disappointed. These guys are supposed to know what they are doing on older cars, but apparently not my Mopar. The car did not feel planted in the front, especially at higher speeds. That is why I purchased the Quicktrick system. I am hoping to get my car spot on so it is enjoyable to drive.

I hear you!

I never adjust my cams under load! Which is why I do my own alignment at home as most the shops today do not get it! It takes a little effort and time for sure. If you were a tech on the Hunter from the 80's or others brands you would know! Stock Factory A-bodies chassis do not like being muscled into submission!

 

[furyus2]

I played around with the alignment for most of the day yesterday. It was absolutely exhausting. I learned a lot and still need to tweak, but the key apparently is what you said about jacking the car up. Yes, I needed to jack it up to reach the cam bolts, but after making an adjustment, I needed to roll the car out, then back onto the turn plates again to see what effect the changes I made were. As a side note; I took some before readings of the alignment my local (60 miles away) shop did and was very disappointed. These guys are supposed to know what they are doing on older cars, but apparently not my Mopar. The car did not feel planted in the front, especially at higher speeds. That is why I purchased the Quicktrick system. I am hoping to get my car spot on so it is enjoyable to drive.

That's why I learned to do it myself. I took it to 2 shops. Drove worse than when I brought it to them. It isn't easy to adjust without jacking. I have turn plates. I made small ,long ramps, so, when I'm pulled onto the turn plates, my back tires are on the ramps, so the car is level. As was said, make the front cam bolt so it's all the way out, and the back, all the way in. Drive around, and then bring it back, and check settings.

 

[67Dart273]

I played around with the alignment for most of the day yesterday. It was absolutely exhausting. I learned a lot and still need to tweak, but the key apparently is what you said about jacking the car up. Yes, I needed to jack it up to reach the cam bolts, but after making an adjustment, I needed to roll the car out, then back onto the turn plates again to see what effect the changes I made were. As a side note; I took some before readings of the alignment my local (60 miles away) shop did and was very disappointed. These guys are supposed to know what they are doing on older cars, but apparently not my Mopar. The car did not feel planted in the front, especially at higher speeds. That is why I purchased the Quicktrick system. I am hoping to get my car spot on so it is enjoyable to drive.

I am quite diminished physically from when I aligned mine, but I was able to do so by turning the tires in/ out rather than jacking it up. I don't have a shop, so I jacked up my flatbed trailer and leveled it, used it for an "alignment rack." I am lucky in that I scored some old Ammco turning plates.

Need a driveway alignment advice after suspension overhaul- just good enough to get it to the shop?

Front tire on the trailer, old turning plate, and reworked "DIY" one man toe gauge. Bought this off egag without the cross tube, and did not realize how tall it was (truck) had to cut it down to get under car LOL

Old Ammco caster/ camber gauge

You don't need a caster/ camber gauge, just something to measure tire tilt IE camber. You CALCULATE camber by turning tires in/ out, measuring, subtract, multiply Easy

67 barracuda alignment specs needed

Old Ammco turning plate