[DeTomaso] Alignment help

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Sean,

I suggest that you don't jack the car up and down between adjustments. Instead, jack the car up if necessary to loosen your jam nuts, make sure that you can turn the adjustment threads at least a couple of turns away from your current setting with relative ease. Then put the car down, drive, roll, bounce or what method you choose to make the car settle at normal ride height. Arrange the strings and their supports so that you can adjust the tie rods from the front of the car without moving them or turning the wheels. Having a front spoiler doesn't help here...

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sean mundy" <seanmundy at hotmail.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:52 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Alignment help


>I lowered my car a bit and my front wheels are now wonky.  I am willing to 
> attempt the string and measure alignment process to get it in the ballpark.  
> How do I actually adjust the toe?  Do I have to jack up the car and pop out 
> the tierod ends and turn the ends in/out?  How many turns equals a degree of 
> toe change?  Looks like I will have to jack the car up and down multiple 
> times?
> Thanks for the help!!!
> 
> SeanMundy
> 
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