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Question on adjusting camber

I find it odd with all these comments and suggestions etc, why an after alignment print out has not been shared to at least indicate where the OP's car is currently. The print would/should show why the tire wear is unfavorable that is the original complaint. Meaning was the car ever put on a machine, or did things go sideways starting with the "play" comment?
 
The last shop that I used "claimed" that with custom alignments, they did not provide a printout.
How convenient. It just so happened that the numbers that they told me were NOT the numbers that I found when I aligned it myself.
 
At least that confirms no need to ever return, although I would mention it to the owner in passing, that he has a loose cannon on the alignment rack, of course if that is the owner, then never mind.
 
Those skunks probably thought that I'd never know the difference.
In truth, the car drove fine. It drives better now though.
 
If the 'play' in the steering wheel is due to a worn steering box, then that can cause toe out, & tyres to wear on the inside.
 
How do you figure that? The guts of a steering box don't have the ability to rotate the tie rod sleeves.
 
I wouldn't get too radical with camber unless your roads have a lot of crown. As much caster as you can get if you have power steering and with tight steering linkage, 0 toe or toe in just a bit. (measured in degegrees now.) 1/16:" in. Too much in and the tires will plow. Too much out and they will hunt going down the road. Like many mentioned, excessive toe adjustment will eat tires. So will camber if it's excesdive.
 
My buddy does my alignment,using the skosh chart,and printed the final spec s when we were done. Maybe they didn't want you to know something.
These cars require effort,today's set the toe and let it go guys don't understand the cars and probably don't want to.takes actual thought and work!
 
I think that with how well new cars handle, some people get the false impression that you can't get an old car to handle as well due to the old fashioned suspension and steering designs.
False. The torsion bar suspension is excellent. The steering box and direct acting linkage design is excellent.
The weak link is the sloppy steering box. It was designed at a time when the public wanted effortless steering feel. That time was LONG ago.
A Firm Feel stage 2 or 3 steering box is better than stock but a Borgeson is another leap forward.
 
New cars with rack & pinion steering have less movable joints than our old bangers with idler arms etc. That means less places where clearance is reqd for movement & less places for wear to occur. Result is steering feels firmer, more direct.
 
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