Suspension dialed in by a 'Master'
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Suspension dialed in by a 'Master'
Hey I just wanted to thanks Claudius and iodine23 for helping me in an earlier post about setting up my suspension. Today I went by to see my local mechanic, Donnie at Christian Brother Automotive. Donnie is a real master mechanic and he always goes the extra mile to get it right. Today I wanted to share my new alignment specs and show you the difference with me in and out of the car. The difference is very noticeable, note the difference in the right side camber both front and rear.
Current Alignment Specs: (including driver, 190lbs)
Front:
Camber Left -1.87 Right -1.87
Caster Left 4.04 Right 3.59
Toe Left 0.01 Right 0.00
Cross Camber -0.01 (must be rounding)
Cross Caster 0.45
Total Toe 0.02
Rear:
Camber Left -0.65 Right -0.69
Toe Left 0.00 Right -0.02
Total Toe -0.02
Current Alignment Specs: (w/o driver)
Front:
Camber Left -1.99 Right -1.71
Caster Left 4.04 Right 3.59
Toe Left 0.05 Right 0.00
Cross Camber -0.29
Cross Caster 0.45
Total Toe 0.05
Rear:
Camber Left -0.65 Right -0.48
Toe Left 0.01 Right -0.02
Total Toe 0.02
I definitely notice the car follows runt and the road grade much more than my previous alignment. I have not hade a chance to give it a through shake down.
Previous alignment (w/o driver)
Front:
Camber Left -.80 Right -.60
Camber Left 3.77 Right 3.59
Toe Left .03 Right 0.01
Cross Camber -.20
Cross Caster 0.18
Total Front Toe 0.03
Rear:
Camber Left -1.07 Right -1.11
Toe Left.06 Right .05 Toe
Total Toe: 0.11
Current Alignment Specs: (including driver, 190lbs)
Front:
Camber Left -1.87 Right -1.87
Caster Left 4.04 Right 3.59
Toe Left 0.01 Right 0.00
Cross Camber -0.01 (must be rounding)
Cross Caster 0.45
Total Toe 0.02
Rear:
Camber Left -0.65 Right -0.69
Toe Left 0.00 Right -0.02
Total Toe -0.02
Current Alignment Specs: (w/o driver)
Front:
Camber Left -1.99 Right -1.71
Caster Left 4.04 Right 3.59
Toe Left 0.05 Right 0.00
Cross Camber -0.29
Cross Caster 0.45
Total Toe 0.05
Rear:
Camber Left -0.65 Right -0.48
Toe Left 0.01 Right -0.02
Total Toe 0.02
I definitely notice the car follows runt and the road grade much more than my previous alignment. I have not hade a chance to give it a through shake down.
Previous alignment (w/o driver)
Front:
Camber Left -.80 Right -.60
Camber Left 3.77 Right 3.59
Toe Left .03 Right 0.01
Cross Camber -.20
Cross Caster 0.18
Total Front Toe 0.03
Rear:
Camber Left -1.07 Right -1.11
Toe Left.06 Right .05 Toe
Total Toe: 0.11
I'm interested to see how it works out for you. 
I've always wondered about alignment with vs. without driver... The Hunter machines that many places use are "supposed" to compensate for changes when the driver gets in... as stated by several mechanics I've talked to. Well, what value are they using for an "average driver", if that is indeed the case? The "US average adult male" is supposed to weight 180ish last time I heard. I weighed in at 241 at the Doc's office this morning... so, how off would the alignment be if I parked my fat *** in the drivers seat on one of these "calibrated" machines?
I've always wondered about alignment with vs. without driver... The Hunter machines that many places use are "supposed" to compensate for changes when the driver gets in... as stated by several mechanics I've talked to. Well, what value are they using for an "average driver", if that is indeed the case? The "US average adult male" is supposed to weight 180ish last time I heard. I weighed in at 241 at the Doc's office this morning... so, how off would the alignment be if I parked my fat *** in the drivers seat on one of these "calibrated" machines?
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