Front end alignment at home

1969383S said

Yes if you have adjustable strut rods that totally changes things. Most resto’s do not so you are limited to the full swing of the original upper A’s. Not sure how the Bigger ball joints and brake upgrades that are so prevalent to pre 71/72 models effect this.

Can we all agree that A-Body upper A-arm cam guides are fragile at best. If not under engineered.

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I've never had to deal with the rust issues so prevalent on most of the Mopars in the US. I can only imagine how quickly those eccentrics would be eaten up and rendered nearly impossible to adjust.

I have wondered about simply altering the stock strut rods by machining the relief that stops the large cupped washers from sliding farther down the strut rod body or trimming the rubber bushings a bit thinner to allow the lower control arm to be pulled forward an 1/8" or a bit more.

It wouldn't take much, and would be virtually undetectable on a stock front end. I don't see how doing something like this could not add more positive caster without having detrimental effects.