Tracking - how to adjust on a 68 Dodge Dart

[GJUK]

Hi all,

How do you adjust the tracking on a dodge dart 1968 please?

Thanks,

Jon

 

[68cuda408]

you need to find out if the front or rear is not square before you can fix it.hopefully it didn't take a side hit

 

[bOb shingler]

jack hotrod up, front and back. find an alignment hole under the frame near the trans cross member and measure to the grease fitting on both lower ball joints. this should be real close to each other. take plumb bob and drop a line down from both front grease fittings and mark the garage floor. go to the rear axle as close to the braking plate as you can and drop the line down from the front of the axle on both sides and mark the floor. measure these marks diagonally. they should be real close to the same. if not you will need to move the shortest to match the longer one. the required distance will be added where the front spring hanger is bolted to the frame.

 

[acpat]

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what bob said then these to move it or make your own

 

[Inertia]

You could also check tracking as we do at trackside.. after trading paint or a shunt, with a coupla pieces of string and a tape measure,, I like to use a coupla jack stands to hold the string front and rear,, to allow for easier measuring of the diff width axles.. here's a link to give you an idea,, then google for more info., under.. how to align a car with string

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=91B40344D8FFFE6D9ADF91B40344D8FFFE6D9ADF

 

[GJUK]

Thank you!

 

[69MOPE]

Also , make sure one of the leaf spring thru bolts hasn't broken and allowed the rear to shift.