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At only 1,000 miles per year your alignment would have to be completely whacked to wear out your tires before they time out. At 10k miles a year it’s a whole different story. And, on the topic of timing out, most tire manufacturers are currently recommending 7 years as the max now, not 10. Do...

I didn’t build the engine or install the bearings. I may not be understanding correctly but if by feed hole you mean the alignment between the block and bearing then I don’t think that would have an effect on the duration or timing but more of an effect on the volume depending on how far off...

Had that problem switching from a Non sure grip to a sure grip. Never knew till that day. Haven't found a GOOD alignment shop since the 70's( That's when I was doing them... :lol: )

did you use the stock 14inch steel rim?

...I have the one pictured. It is about a 1/4 of an inch taller than the one that came out. Maybe just production tolerances? After messing with the alignment and what not I have about a 1/16 of an inch clarence. I'll probably just by a couple more mounts and see if they fit better...

Trailer Alignment Kit Magnetic (New) $12.00 Buyer pays the ride!

The sidewall thing is why i don't like 17s... here in michigan i want tires like balloons to soak up the horrible roads

Thanks, I was trying to keep my hopes up!! :rofl: Actually, the first time I put the assembly back in, the alignment was bang on, just as it was when I pulled it out, this second time though, is gonna take some tweaking, and like I said, Im trying to keep positive!! haha

That’s exactly what I was talking about and I would think it would effect both the timing (duration) and the volume.

Yet another reason nobody touches my vehicles besides me/ except for things like machine work, (and I do all the disassembly myself) and front end alignment (I wish I had access to a rack like I used to, back then I even did that myself as I was an alignment guy for 20 years .... )

...to put the idler arm nut in a slightly better clearance position. But it mighta got into that interference position by my x-tra caster alignment and fixing the bump steer due to my lowered ride height. On the stock alignment, you might not run into that. SBM*, trans* I have run both a 360...

...the engine I have the car running within a couple hours at most in the past the next day it would be trailered to the muffler shop and alignment shop.... From there forward it was driven, no more trailering... These days with TTI & Accurate it doesn't even need trailering for exhaust... And...

Back in tech school we got graded in alignment class by how the car drove. Me behind the wheel, the instructor in the passenger seat and a student in the back seat steering the car. It should go straight down the road with hands off the wheel and the guy in the back can make it drift to the left...

Heavy trucks all have two disc clutches. An old input shaft to align it all up. Holding the plastic alignment tool is good. On the trucks, I would get the bolts just starting to pull on the pressure plate. Then with the steel shaft I could tap it with a hammer a bit to center everything. Check...

Outstanding! Never knew you had this education under your belt Mike.

For the factory, the upper control arms were the sole way to adjust front end alignment. In the years since these cars were built, some enterprising minds have come up with a few more ways to fine tune the settings. When stock, these cars were fitted with skinny bias ply tires that didn’t grip...

Beautiful! Thanks Dana67Dart for the link! This helps, it looks like a helicoil may solve my problems.1

I’m familiar with how suspensions work and basic front end alignment, but, after looking at the Moog bushings, I’m curious how you would adjust them once they are installed.Do you strike the tabs on the sleeve, or do you simply install them in a particular position? This is a dumb question to...

...it figured out. So I too have to drive mine when it is a little bumpy or rutted. But I am certain that with more caster it will drive great. Is it possible that your wheels/tires/TB/shocks have nothing to do with how it drives and it is more that you have an alignment that is causing your...

...or pilot bearing/bushing is dragging. Could be a warped disc, a dry pilot, or a simple adjustment. I assume “engine too high” means Z bar alignment if it’s a mechanical setup and not hydraulic. Sometimes I will put a pipe or board on the clutch pedal and use a good light, the reach in...

21 years of basically sitting and rotting and today it drove around the block. Brakes suck (only the fronts work) and the alignment is so bad it’s almost scary to drive. But it hit public roads and did a couple burnouts. Should only get better from here.

...his own. One of the issues I had was there not being the available spacers in the kit to put the compressor where it needed to be for belt alignment. One would think the smallblock Chysler specific kit would, but noooo. I needed to come up with two 5/8 long spacers to get it in perfect...

Bought two M10 1.5 pitch bolts 4 inches long, cut heads off, rounded tips, cut a slot for screw driver, and used them for alignment pins screwed into the bellhousing to guide the trans in. I put the trans in 3'rd gear and had my son turn the engine via the balancer bolt while I was under the...

I do my own alignments also. If your expectations are reasonably low or just want it good enough to get to an alignment shop or don't mind a little tire wear indication to adjust later, you can get by with the use of ramps, two jack stands, string, a tape measure for toe, a $10 digital...

Hey there, I recently drove my 73 dart sport to the alignment shop and most stuff is solid and going well. However, they are saying the upper control arms should be replaced with adjustable ones because they have maxed out the alignment on them, but it’s still in the “red zone”. With the...

...that the vibration would be in phase with the speed of the driveshaft. (vibration cycle changes with speed of shaft). This is good info, I always wondered why some people would immediately know its a driveline problem and not just alignment or something else. This makes sense. Thanks, RGAZ

You said you've tried several starters. What style starters?

I am working on my 73 Dart Swinger, I have the passenger door pretty much aligned. Body lines line up good, it sits just a little high in the rear, but there are no guts in the door. My question is about the lower rear of the door. That lower rear corner of the door seems to curve in too much...

...i know… A rec from other folks in the classic car world that know what is good from experience is the way to go. The unfortunate reality is that most shops will charge too much and still do it wrong. Your best bet in this situation is likely a dedicated alignment shop and a transmission shop.

...3 years ago but has never been run just installed in the car My original problem was the starter drive getting stuck in the flywheel and I've since gone down a rabbit hole with bell alignment and trying to get it straitened out I'm going to be calling brewers tomorrow to order a bell from them