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Old 09-01-2009, 12:43 PM
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I attempted to do my own alinement; buying the Turntables and a Caster/Camber Gauge.
(Upper Control Arms new, and new Lower Control Arm Bushings.)

Adjusting the Caster has and effect on the Camber and the reverse; adjusting the Chamber has an effect on the Caster.

The point is that I ran out of adjustment range to the point that if Caster was correct Camber was off.

The eccentric Bolt on the LCA does not have very much range to change much; you end up doing the bulk of the adjustment with the Guide rods.

I reached a point where no more adjustment was available to get it correctly.
This might have been whey they were speaking about a Frame shop.

I could not find any magic spot that allowed me to get the correct measurements.
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