quigman
3rd-April-2007, 12:40 PM
For all who responded before I thank you greatly. I don't know how to set up a link to the first post so I will just let ya know how it turned out. The solution turned out to be rather anticlimactic. I used the wrong shop for my first alignment. The second shop I took the car to adjusted the power steering control valve. He tightned things up to take the play out of the system. Other than that he just did an alignment and used the lockout plates and had to shim the left control arm to get the camber right. He set the toe at 1/16 in and when he drove it, it moved to 1/16 out, which he and I both agree is fine. The caster playes a very large role in the alignment of these front ends, toomuch positiv e and it toes in, too much negative and it toes out, just right and it stays straight. The car drives great. It is straight and turns properly. I finally get to drive my car again. thanks to everyone, if anyone needs a good shop in Tucson AZ use tucson frame and body, they rock.
FunkyNova66
3rd-April-2007, 01:00 PM
AWESOME!! glad you were able to find an alignment guy to really take the time with it. Did you end up setting it to the specs I provided?
64_novice
3rd-April-2007, 04:35 PM
For all who responded before I thank you greatly. I don't know how to set up a link to the first post so I will just let ya know how it turned out. The solution turned out to be rather anticlimactic. I used the wrong shop for my first alignment. The second shop I took the car to adjusted the power steering control valve. He tightned things up to take the play out of the system. Other than that he just did an alignment and used the lockout plates and had to shim the left control arm to get the camber right. He set the toe at 1/16 in and when he drove it, it moved to 1/16 out, which he and I both agree is fine. The caster playes a very large role in the alignment of these front ends, toomuch positiv e and it toes in, too much negative and it toes out, just right and it stays straight. The car drives great. It is straight and turns properly. I finally get to drive my car again. thanks to everyone, if anyone needs a good shop in Tucson AZ use tucson frame and body, they rock.
MAN I'mglad it worked out dude (yes I'm in California). I was beginning to take your threats of getting a new car (YUCK!) seriously. AWESOME. Car's ready to drive before summer.
quigman
3rd-April-2007, 08:28 PM
Yes Funkynova66, I used the specs you gave me. For anyone running the CPP lower kit this is the correct specs to use, the car drives great. I have power sterring where funkynova does not and the specs worked the same for both cars.
CASTER 1.3 LEFT, 1.5 RIGHT
CAMBER AS CLOSE TO 0 AS POSSIBLE
TOE .08
Funkynova66 rocks, thanks for the help. Think I will go for a drive.
klean63
3rd-April-2007, 09:40 PM
Congrats. I'm glad to hear everything worked out.
Sometimes a second set of eye's looking at something is the quickest and most painless way to get thing's fixed.