[TPR] Alignment specs

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Duh..... hyperlink....

http://www.poca.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=33028&g2_serialNumber=4

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 8/1/2013 10:03 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> PS.  Here is a reference from John Buckman that makes me think I'm way
> out.  His lists 0.1* Camber, which is more like what 1/8* (0.125) should
> be.  I may have to take this back -again- for another alignment.  <sigh>
>
> Asa
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************     
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>
>
> On 8/1/2013 9:48 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>> After having the front end aligned and reviewing the printout from the
>> fancy new machines they use, I'm not entirely certain it's been done
>> correctly.
>>
>> Do any of you have a printout from the last time you had your Pantera
>> aligned?  I'd prefer a printout from MD or JB as I know they've been set
>> up for Open Road Racing.
>>
>> For the most part I've requested as much Caster as I have available,
>> which is about 2.7*.  I've specified +/- 1/8* (one-eighth degree) for
>> Camber and 1/8" for toe.
>>
>> What's bizarre is that I had it set up on an "old" machine a few years
>> back and the guy physically wrote down the final readings for me and it
>> was within my specs.  The next time I took it in to a different shop
>> (without any changes like tires or shocks), and they had one of the new
>> fancy laser computer alignment racks.  I got a printout that tells me it
>> had -0.8* Camber and 0.43* of toe.  WTF?
>>
>> 0.8 is not one-eighth, it's eight-tenths; huge difference.  And what's
>> with the 0.43 degrees of toe?  How the hell does -that- translate to an
>> eight-inch of toe?
>>
>> So I'm all confused at this point and no longer have confidence my
>> alignment was really done correctly this last time.  If someone could
>> send me their printout of settings they -know- are the best on a Pantera
>> for ORR, I'll just take a copy of that in and say "make it look like
>> this," and then I'll have the confidence I should have.
>>
>> As it is, I can at least state that it's aligned at the moment
>> essentially the same as it was at last years race based on the alignment
>> report prior to that race and what I got yesterday.  But is it right?
>>
>> Send 'em if you got 'em.
>> Thanks,
>> Asa
>>
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