DIY Front Alignment Troubles

FJRdoc said

OK gang here is the latest on my DIY front end alignment. My day started off by fabricating turn plates to determine my caster after camber was dialed in. I made the plates from 1/4" steel on the bottom and 1/8" steel on the top. Did a little welding for the pivot point and my handles. The top plate was coated with Herculiner and the underside of the bottom plate was covered with carpet antiskid padding. I lubed the plates with graphite spray. I have to say that the worked very well.
Now here is the rest of the alignment story. I set the ride height as per the factory manual at 2 1/8". Left and right camber was adjusted to -0.6* as per the Skosh chart. Measured caster on the left was 0* and the right was -1.2* Obviously nowhere near +2.5* camber that I'm looking for. What do I do next?

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I start off roughing in the toe and getting the steering fairly straight. Not super accurate, but close. Don’t start off with the thing completely pigeon toed with the steering wheel headed to right field.

Next adjust the front cam all the way outward.

Then adjust the rear cam all the way inward.

That maximizes caster.

Now check camber with gauge and bring in the front cam inward until you get to 1/2 deg negative camber (top of tire inward slightly from bottom). Do both sides.

Check and Rough-in again toe

Then check caster both sides.

The side with the higher positive caster... adjust the front cam inward some and the rear cam outward some to get back to 1/2 degree negative camber.

You want the front and rear leg to move the same amount so the camber stays the same. But that won’t always be turning the wrench on the cams the same amount because of the cams action.

Check caster on that side again.

Keep adjusting the cams in that side and then check caster until the caster matches the other side of car and camber is 1/2 deg negative.

Now set toe and get steering wheel dead straight.