DIY Alignment
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DIY Alignment
I need to do an alignment on my truck. Right now, my truck looks like the chick from the Bachelor - one eye is looking in the wrong direction. I wanna do a basic one to get the 4 tires heading straight. Anyone have a quick explanation? I will take it to a pro in the spring to get the shims and camber done, but would like something to keep me from eating up my tires in the mean time.
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Re: DIY Alignment
You want 1/16 to 1/8" toe-in on the front. Slightly pigeon toed.
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Re: DIY Alignment
So I want my truck to be cross-eyed, pigeon toed, and camel toed? My Bronco is going to look super hot. 
Thanks for the help guys and saving me some cash by doing it myself.

Thanks for the help guys and saving me some cash by doing it myself.
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Re: DIY Alignment
So easy a chick in a faux fur coat can do it, apparently.
Tape measure, pipe wrench and a few sockets. Done.
Chad, make sure you have the steering wheel set to dead center before you start. I'm kind of OCD about having my wheel set to center when I am driving down the road. Just finished dialing the alignment in on the Ferd last week and the steering wheel was killing me. The adjustable drag link helped make it faster but were that not the case it would have driven me crazy.
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1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
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1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project