front end alignment
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Jack up both front wheels till the tires clear the pavement.
Use a block and an awl to scribe a line around the tire, use the block to rest the awl on just touching the tire and rotate the tire till you have a good line.
Now let the truck back down and measure the distance between the scribed lines both in front of the tires and in back of the tires.
I have mine toed in (front closer) 1/8" measuring at the same height above the pavement on both the front and back of the tires.
To do it right, this is a two person job for both the scribing and measuring part.
Use a block and an awl to scribe a line around the tire, use the block to rest the awl on just touching the tire and rotate the tire till you have a good line.
Now let the truck back down and measure the distance between the scribed lines both in front of the tires and in back of the tires.
I have mine toed in (front closer) 1/8" measuring at the same height above the pavement on both the front and back of the tires.
To do it right, this is a two person job for both the scribing and measuring part.
Last edited by Dave Sponaugle; Jul 22, 2006 at 12:37 PM.
