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Old 05-23-2005, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by leathermang
"....straight off the jack is not an accurate measurement."

Thus the reason for having to move the car forward to measure and set the toe in accurately...tires can hold a lot of kenetic potential...from getting to the suspension...
Exactly ...Alignment racks have the pads the wheels set on able to move on bearings to eliminate this.......something your driveway doesn't.

Take a look how high your car sits in front when you take it off the jack, until you move it....the rear end does the same unless you don't have an IRS rear end.
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