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I want to do some alignment on my '73. I haven't worked with the twin I beams before, and it looks as if the only adjustment is toe!! I must be wrong about this, so can somebody fill me in?? Thanks, Polkat
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Hey Polkat, you'll have to take it to an alignment shop that has the ability to bend the I-beams to set the caster. Probably a truck shop. I hav'nt had to have my caster set in over 20 years though. Ford Tough.
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71swissaqua --
Polkat is right; all you have to "adjust" is toe. The caster / camber is done by bending the I-beams if really needed; here in Metro Atlanta there are only a few people left who do this kind of thing.
Good Luck...
Polkat is right; all you have to "adjust" is toe. The caster / camber is done by bending the I-beams if really needed; here in Metro Atlanta there are only a few people left who do this kind of thing.
Good Luck...
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About 6 years ago my '73 was wearing the inside of the tires and the tires appeared to be tipped in at the tops. I assumed it needed an alignment - turned out it was weak coil springs. The twin Ibeam design must have the correct spring height, or the alignment is off. Once I replaced my weak springs with stock replacements, everything was correct. Might be what's going on with yours too...
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Just for clarification: The toe is adjusted in the normal manner by turning a sleave on the tie rod. Camber is adjusted by bending the "I" beam and castor is not "normally" adjustable.
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Ah yessss... the odor of Castor the Bean oil is what made them Motorcycle races smell so exciting.
I had to have my 73 aligned in 75?? but the alignment didn't stop the pulling. It was a bad spring. I replaced both, did the rear wheel bearing adjustments again and had a brand new truck once more.
I had to have my 73 aligned in 75?? but the alignment didn't stop the pulling. It was a bad spring. I replaced both, did the rear wheel bearing adjustments again and had a brand new truck once more.
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Up here in Alberta,we have a town called :
*Caster*.
In this town you can Cast'ur eyes on the new Castor oil while figuring the Caster on your Ford truck while Bending & Sitting on a chair with Casters,Casting yet another possiblity of a Caster Rating.
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*Caster*.
In this town you can Cast'ur eyes on the new Castor oil while figuring the Caster on your Ford truck while Bending & Sitting on a chair with Casters,Casting yet another possiblity of a Caster Rating.
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Sep-02 AT 07:31 PM (EST)]>Up here in Alberta,we have a town called :
>
>*Caster*.
>
>In this town you can Cast'ur eyes on the new Castor oil
>while figuring the Caster on your Ford truck while Bending &
>Sitting on a chair with Casters,Casting yet another
>possiblity of a Caster Rating.
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>
>[font color=red]Dennis [/font color=red]
You are a sick sick person 
>
>*Caster*.
>
>In this town you can Cast'ur eyes on the new Castor oil
>while figuring the Caster on your Ford truck while Bending &
>Sitting on a chair with Casters,Casting yet another
>possiblity of a Caster Rating.
>
>
>[font color=red]Dennis [/font color=red]
You are a sick sick person
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Now, let me see if I have this straight. If I wanna align my truck, I have to drink castor oil while sitting on a chair with casters, perhaps on my boat while cast'ing for camberhead bass with a chair and... hummm...that old Mopar is starting to look good again! Polkat
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