grady hawkins Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Installed some new tie rods. Will take my 1947 D-24 Dodge to the shop to get it realigned but don' have the settings for the tow or caster/camber. Would appreciate any help with the numbers. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Tim Adams gave me a convincing lecture on the necessity of a service manual. I purchased the Plymouth service Manual for years 1946 - 1954 and have it on a speaker's stand and open all the time. In Section 1 "Front Suspension System, pages 7-13 the answers for your questions are shown and illustrated. This manual is on e-bay and worth much more than what it costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Petersen Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Camber 0 to + 3/4 deg.[+1/4 preferred] Caster 0 +1 deg. toe-in 0 to 1/16 King pin angle 43/4 to 6 deg. Per service manual spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 any capable alignment shop has this data on hand at all times...it is good to know the specs..but with todays aligment machines, they will give you a print out of the the before and after measurements.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grady hawkins Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Many Thanks for the information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 any capable alignment shop has this data on hand at all times...it is good to know the specs..but with todays aligment machines, they will give you a print out of the the before and after measurements.. And not bother to set it right or be incapable of setting it right if your suspension deviates from stock ride height. I've got a couple lowriders and there isn't a tire shop in my part of Dixie that can set the front ends right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Both my cars have modified front ends, the Dodge has MOOG cast steel 41-56 upper arms, 2" lower coils & a rack & pinion and the Plymouth has a stock frontend with 1 coil cut to lower it 2" and both have always been straghtforward to get wheel alignments done........the specs relate to the overall frontend and any compentent shop should be able to accomodate what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDad67 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 any capable alignment shop has this data on hand at all times...it is good to know the specs..but with todays aligment machines, they will give you a print out of the the before and after measurements.. It's good to take the specs with you. Most of the shops now rely on the computer for their information and the computer doesn't have have our old cars info. in them. Ask me how I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I think you need to find an old time front end man.......if there are any of those left around nowadays. One alignment shop here used a torch to do something to the front end of a friend's pickup, which messed it up and he had to spend like $1200 to get it fixed.......and the shop would not reimburse him. But.....they have one of the latest model, hoop-de-doo alignment machines there. In the past, our Goodyear Tire store had a good alignment man. But you had to know that he was there and be sure to get him. These days, you would probably have to ask around at shops and body shops to see who they use that they feel are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 And not bother to set it right or be incapable of setting it right if your suspension deviates from stock ride height. I've got a couple lowriders and there isn't a tire shop in my part of Dixie that can set the front ends right. It's an inherant problem with cars of this nature. The vehicle alignment can be set for a particular ride height and the owners change it constantly, altering the geometry when doing so. It's not even known if the Ackermann is right either when non-factory components are used which will also scrub off tires. Take a look at the camber on cars/trucks when they let the air out of the bags. Vehicle has to maintain a consistant ride height to maintain alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Cannot recomend a workshop manual highly enough and yep I do take mine when I get anything done, yep the shop should have the specs, but always good to "help" them..............lol.........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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