Re: 63 Classic strut rod bushings

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

1/2* negetive camber will usually only cause the drivers side tire to wear slightly on the inside.
Road crown causes the right side tire to actually wear even. At least around here.
Don't flame me on this, I've seen it in actual use for 30 years.
Rotate the tires and it isn't a problem. With big and littles, I just rotate the front side to side. No I've never had a problem with a radial tire doing this, even though some think it is not O.K with radials. The wife's Altima's owners manual actually states that the tires should be x rotated! I do it all the time. I look at my tires and how they wear and rotate them to a spot on the vehicle that wears slightly different.

Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
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Date:  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:50:34 -0400 (EDT)

>" From: "Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>
>" 
>" ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>" From: farna@xxxxxxx
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>" >Speaking of front ends, what alignment settings do you use on your
>" >Classic with radial tires? I'm thinking 3* caster, 0* to - 1/2*
>" >camber, and 1/8" toe-in as "ideal". I'm planning on setting the rear
>" >axle at 1/2* to 1* negative camber as well (Jag axle, remember). That
>" >shouldn't affect wear and may improve handling slightly.
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>" Frank,
>"    I bought one of the aluminum caster camber gauges that fit against
>" the wheel.
>" I have my Americans alignment "roughed in" at 3* Caster 1/2* neg Camber
>" and 1/8" toe.
>" It seems to handle well and doesn't seem to have any problems with
>" these settings. I've not driven it much and I know The steering box
>" is off center about 1/3 turn which makes it twitchy when turning in
>" one direction.
>
>i set my american up with 1* caster and 1/2* camber on the front some
>years ago.  the alignment guy fought me on the camber and he was right
>- the tires did wear unevenly across.  and as i made the caster and
>camber changes at the same time, i can't attribute which contributed
>what to the handling improvement.
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>Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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