Alignment Settings after Ford Track Handling Pack Install

[jcm3]

Got the track kit installed last weekend and really like the way it drives. It's flat as a pancake in the turns, and I don't feel that the ride is much stiffer, but the roads here in Idaho where I live are maintained very well with no potholes.

I took it down to get aligned yesterday, and the Discount Tire I brought it to just started doing alignments, so experience is very limited. That being said, the numbers are pretty within the range of the PP1 alignment specs, outside of front left camber setting (which is only outside of the range by .02). However, he wasn't able to get as close as I'd like, but then again, I guess that's why they have ranges.

The one thing that bothers me is the front toe settings. It's .08 on the left and -0.05 on the right, so it seems like it would pull to one side.

How do the numbers look? Top is before, bottom is after. I assume to get them closer I'd need a set of camber/caster plates?

Thanks for any thoughts on this.

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[NightmareMoon]

your left rear camber and toe is a bit to far off the right rear for me... IF it steers straight then everything else looks fine (including the front camber).

 

[jcm3]

your left rear camber and toe is a bit to far off the right rear for me... IF it steers straight then everything else looks fine (including the front camber).

Got it, thank you.

I may take it in to a more experienced alignment shop and see how close they can get it. The guy claimed he couldn't reach the rear bolt to get it closer, which I thought was odd.

 

[NightmareMoon]

Got it, thank you.

I may take it in to a more experienced alignment shop and see how close they can get it. The guy claimed he couldn't reach the rear bolt to get it closer, which I thought was odd.

If they couldn't do one tire, they should give you a discount, cause you only got a 3-wheel alignment.

That right rear camber IS a little harder to reach because of the plumbing from the fuel door to the tank, which doesn't exist on the left side, but its not exactly rocket science.

But the toe is easy to access and that's not matching either.

 

[GrabberBargeCaptain]

Looks good to me!

All seriousness, for the alignment tech, the toe should be the easiest thing to get right and to make them even. Never go back to this alignment shop.

 

[jcm3]

Looks good to me!

All seriousness, for the alignment tech, the toe should be the easiest thing to get right and to make them even. Never go back to this alignment shop.

Word up. I will find a place with experience, this shop had just started doing alignments.

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