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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 07:46 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 08:30 AM
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BTW
Caster is not a tire wear affecting angle
Generally, want a 1/2 degree split with more positive on the right front to keep the truck from pulling right on crowned roads
those alignment boys at Big O have never seen an alignment TSB from Ford
I used to get them in the mail weekly
had to read every one for my Ford masters exams
I still set 4x4 trucks and old vans at -1/32 toe
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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 09:20 AM
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And they calc that in reference to a 1% crown or 1 hundeths (1/8) per foot cross slope which has always been the most common slope vehicles are driven on. I could align the old truck this way and keep in the green on the print out...won't at-tamp the cars lol.

My floor is at 1%. Shimmed up w/pergo planks I get perfectly level. Square it up w/string line, tie it off and set camber with a rim level.

Using two ratchets and aftermarket bolts you get them both withing tolerence.


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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 10:58 AM
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^That's what I added. The alignment tech in 2022 personally thanked me for adding them.

I guess the takeaway from all this is don't have crippling surgery and ask your wife to help with car matters.
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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 03:29 PM
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Old Nov 20, 2025 | 09:53 PM
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On my team, there are nine of us. Obviously, I'm the rookie. Our team received eight 5 star reviews from our work, and 2 were mine. That made me feel pretty good for a damn rookie.
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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 06:16 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 06:19 PM
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\m/ \m/ - that was a fun one to make.

How you all doing? Just working from home today whilst watching Miami Vice in the background.

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Xmas shopping...too many people.

Think I figured it out though. I'll shop in 5's then 1 for myself.

So ...5 candy canes for them/ 1 DeWalt 900 series impact for me. 5 more candy canes for them and 3 20v 5 Ah batteries for me.

I'm going to need smaller candy canes..



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Old Nov 25, 2025 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by white89gt

Just working from home today whilst watching Miami Vice in the background.


They say it's an old 80's show. Could swear I seen it in the 90's when it was Crockett and Tubbs. The first Crockett and Tubbs. It was good back then. Looks like there's a few remakes, I think Cheech was in a version of that as well. Actually that might been another show.

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