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Old 12-02-2005, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
A long piece of string (to line toe against rear wheels) and a carpenters level for getting camber set gets you close enough to safely drive to alignment shop. I did that with my W116 when I rebuilt the entire front end.
I did the same, only using just a tape measure, when I rebuilt the front suspension on the 560 Got it real close too...I may have even posted my alignment numbers afterward, but can't recall.
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