jim beam > wrote in
:

> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> Weird...
>>
>> No matter where I lever the trailing arm before tightening the
>> compensator arm, the toe does not change. It's exactly the same as
>> what I measured before I took everything apart.
>>
>> That position is what they return to naturally when I drive onto the
>> newspaper. (I put a thin section of newspaper under the tires so they
>> could pivot more easily.)
>>
> it does change. if you watch the tech in the alignment shop, the
> gauges show it changing as they make their adjustments. but they're
> real small, and as you'll find out driving to & from the alignment
> shop, they make an interesting difference.
>



D'oh!

I just realized my mistake!!!!!

I'm taking the measurements at the BACK of the tire. The reason was that I
couldn't find a good datum point at the front!!

Damn!

Now there's NO WAY I'm going to get the alignment even /close/ myself.


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