Re: Front end alignment questions

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

You need to tell us what you will be using the car for--If for the track, 
max castor possible, and about 1 1/2 degrees negative camber--very little 
toe at all.

If for the street, factory specs should be fine.

On Sat, 5 Jun 1999, John Basel wrote:

> My 67 GT Junior is ready for a front end alignment.  Everything is 
> nice and tight now - new tie rod ends, castor bushings, caster sockets 
> and rear bushings.  Front tires were getting eaten up pretty quickly.
> 
> As usual I've got a lot of questions:
> 
> 1.  Is it better to go to a general purpose alignment shop?  Or to go 
> to an Alfa shop?  (Alignment shops seem to have fancy/expensive 
> equipment that alfa shops may not have.)
> 
> 2.  Do general purpose shops know how to do everything?  Toe-in and 
> caster look simple.  But do they generally have shims for the a-arms?
> 
> 3.  Any good/bad experience with shops near Marlborough, 
> Massachusetts, USA?  Gaston Andry, Ellis Imports, or ???
> 
> 4.  Should I get everything set to factory specs?  (I have original 
> early type front and rear suspension setup.) 
> 
> My Autobooks manual shows:
>   Toe in: .06 inch, each wheel
>   Castor: 1.5 degrees (+/- 0.5 degrees)
>   Camber: 0 degrees 50' (+/- 30')
> 
> 
> TIA
> 
> John Basel
> 60 Spider Normale
> 67 GT Junior
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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