Subliminal

So, my alignment is off a bit since I did king pins and tie rod ends and a new draglink.

I'd like to fix it myself, as, well, there ain't much adjustment there!

So, I measured rf to lf tire distance, front to back.

I did this last night, but if memory serves me right it was 67 inches in the front of the tire and 67.5 in the back.

I was wondering if someone can fill in the blank. I hear 1/16th of an inch of toe is good, but I'm not sure if that should be that the tires are pointing together in the front or pointing away from each other in the front...if that makes sense.

I know the threads on the tie rods are backwards (relative to each other), so I'm thinking all I need to do is to loosen the pinch collars on both sides and use a pipe wrench to twist the rod.

Any help would be appreciated...I know a lot of you guys do this yourself.

Thanks!

damon

maybe368

That would be 1/16"th pointing together in the front...Mark

Subliminal

So the front of the wheels should be slightly closer together than the rear of the wheels. Roger dodger...thanks!

That would be 'toe in' then, correct?

maybe368

Correct...Mark

Subliminal

Thanks, Mark! You the man!

Bogie

The camber specs for these trucks is -1 to +1, with a preferred setting of 0 degrees.
Caster: +1/2 to +3 1/2, +2 preferred.
1/8" Toe in

mhuppertz

You cannot change the camber, it is fixed. The caster can be adjusted by using wedge blocks on the leaf spring perches. the bast way to set the toe in is to put the front and rear up on axle jackstands, spin the front tires and draw a line around the middle of the tire with white chalk, then compare front and back distances with a tape measure.

Bogie

There are a number of ways to adjust Camber on a D60 if it is needed. There are kits that adjust the upper king pin, or the lower pivot. Another option is to shim the spindle with degree shims.

mhuppertz

Yea, but he has W250.

Mark Nixon

Mark.
The "D60" that Bogie meant was the short term for "Dana 60".

Mark.

Boatnik

Check this out, it may be what you need. http://www.ingallseng.com/60000-camb...ana-60-70.html

mhuppertz

Yea, I',m stupid! The text on my android is small!