

| Subject: | Alignment in the desert |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:59:30 -0800 |
I was addressing leaks in the expansion tank rubber grommets on my 2wd 84
tintop while camping in the southwest desert and I saw my left front tire
is wearing poorly...the outside is wearing more... I've been aligning my
own vehicles for some time, and I brought my 14mm Allen wrench with me.
So, I knew the camber was too much and my toe setting probably wasn't
perfect, either...to determine toe in settings, I measured, tire to tire,
across under the van, and as I suspected, I had about 3/8" of toe-in.... I
dialed that back where I like it, to about 1/8"...
Then to the camber, which I simply eye-balled by rotating the eccentric
at the upper A arm. I do these changes carefully and little at a time,
especially since I can't be as accurate as I like without strings, levels
and a good floor...
Ahh, camping! At least I get time and warmth to catch up with
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