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Originally Posted by sleepydad
Well I do have a problem with the alignment being a little weird sometimes. Maybe that's not quite the right word but I don't know how else to describe it. So like the last time I had it done the steer ahead was positive 0.06°. the left toe was 2 in the right toe was 0.09
You know what, instead of typing that all out let me just post this picture. Basically after I had this last alignment done where they fixed everything I had an immediate improvement in gas mileage. From 17.5 ish to 19.25 ish. That lasted for several solid weeks. But now suddenly it's gone back down which makes me wonder if the alignment is out of whack again. And really I'm only thinking that because having the alignment done made such a massive immediate improvement.
The guy did suggest at some point looking at getting adjustable rear arms so that they could get everything perfect. Would that be worth doing? |
yea that toe difference would make me wonder. edit(but if those numbers are reality that alignment looks good) like I said I was kind of shocked by how much just .5 mm of toe made my truck behave completely different on the road.
I have scales so this is the weight of a typical 3rd gen no armor just pretty much stock. if you can move something around like clunk clunk with your hands then it's really worn. But a thousand pounds can exert a lot more force than you can, hence the other poster pry bar comment is a good idea IMO.
I mean rear adjustable arms are great, I have a set and it was cool to get it all dialed in but also a huge pain. You should not need adjustable rear arms really. I'm running them right now because I went down the rabbit hole with a 3 link the rear.
youtube link to what that ended up looking like, super happy with it.
Trailing ARM 3rd Gen final - YouTube
I basically use this dudes approach to alignment in my garage, it takes me a couple of hours because I'm old and slow but it works really well.
At Home Alignment Made Easy - How To Use String To Align Your Car - YouTube
