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Old 03-22-2015, 10:55 AM   #18
Lattimer
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Re: Alignment Shop Fail

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Originally Posted by Carmen Black View Post
Lattimer, thanks for the suggestion and the specs. I think I will DIY it. The only time my vehicles go to the shop are for inspection and alignment it really makes me nervous turning my truck over to someone else.

I ordered some alignment tools from Summit. Quick Trick was back ordered so I am going to try another brand. I may box string it this afternoon just to see what it looks like. I feel it isn't too far off. I ordered a tread depth gauge just to keep an eye on wear. I will probably only drive the truck 2000-3000 miles a year, so the tires will probably expire before they wear out.
Getting it to where the tire wear is acceptable is pretty easy. Harder part is getting it to go down the road straight, at least in my experience.



This thread has a ton of info on aligning our trucks: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=487363&page=9
It's long, but there is a lot of good stuff in there.
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