Alignment Shop Ruined My Alignment

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Concerning the front brake hoses. You have half ton hoses on your three quarter ton. Proper 3/4 and 1 ton hoses are the same as you have except longer. Many parts places incorrectly catalog them all the same. They are not, I guarantee it.

ClassicParts sells the proper hoses under part number 71-319

http://www.classicparts.com/1971-72-.../#.WT5xEOvyu2w

Personally, I always use the longer hoses on my half tons too as I like the added length for my usual suspension modifications.

I found out I had the same problem when I dropped my truck, no way was I going to drive it like that (there's a ton of pics and part numbers on the 2nd page):

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=681834

Based on my research P/N FH03 also works (these are the ones I received from Kenny's Trucks) and is only $10 each through summit if you don't care about the 100% correct factory look.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rsd-fh03

[toolboxchev]

Be backs are a sign of F$%# You. I would not ever do business with them again, not to mention they would be paying my fuel, time and new parts to have someone else put it back together correctly.

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I found out I had the same problem when I dropped my truck, no way was I going to drive it like that (there's a ton of pics and part numbers on the 2nd page):

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=681834

Based on my research P/N FH03 also works (these are the ones I received from Kenny's Trucks) and is only $10 each through summit if you don't care about the 100% correct factory look.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rsd-fh03

Small world. I have bought all my hoses over the years from Kenny too. I had never seen any clues as to what the true part numbers were on his baggies. Now I know.

Sadly, Kenny no longer comes to the swap meets and sets up his store.

[Feldsine]

Thanks for the control arm photo Glenn, that matches what is on my truck. I asked the shop manager when I brought it back and he said the mechanic did one side at a time, so that is a load off my mind. Still waiting for them to get the work swapping the center link around done.

[fatbass]

Subscribed. Just in case...

[Feldsine]

Got the truck back this morning. Much better.

No longer darts around, I can take my hand off the wheel over a bumpy road and it tracks straight.

Cornering no longer over steers.

Full lock turns now doesn't have tires fighting each other.

The only thing left that could be a minor irritant is the caster. The steering wheel is slow to come back to center after a turn. I have to help it make it all the way back, but it is waaay better than before, when I had to wrench it back.

I'm chalking this up to all new parts that need to get broken in and loosened up a bit, I hope.

Here are the alignment specs before and after that they gave me on the alignment sheet.

Before After

Caster
Left 1.55 1.58
Right 1.86 1.84

Camber
Left 0.63 0.80
Right 0.41 0.43

Toe
Left -0.43 0.06
Right -0.80 0.06
Total -1.23 0.13

I'd like to thank all you folks that help me with this. There is no telling how long I would have been fighting this without your assistance. Thank you again, very much!