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Old July 24th 05, 03:55 AM
jim beam
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TeGGeR® wrote:
> jim beam > wrote in
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>>TeGGeR® wrote:
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>>>Weird...
>>>
>>>No matter where I lever the trailing arm before tightening the
>>>compensator arm, the toe does not change. It's exactly the same as
>>>what I measured before I took everything apart.
>>>
>>>That position is what they return to naturally when I drive onto the
>>>newspaper. (I put a thin section of newspaper under the tires so they
>>>could pivot more easily.)
>>>

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>>it does change. if you watch the tech in the alignment shop, the
>>gauges show it changing as they make their adjustments. but they're
>>real small, and as you'll find out driving to & from the alignment
>>shop, they make an interesting difference.
>>
>>

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> I'll bet.
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> A guy I used to work with lowered his Chev S10. He said the entire way to
> the alignment shop the tires squealed like a banshee. Gotta phone the
> alignment people Monday.
>
> It's going to be interesting trying to find a metric tap. NOBODY has those
> last time I checked except the specialty industrial suppply places. I
> notice all the bolts are 10x1.25mm. What's the closest Imperial tap size to
> that?
>

mcmaster.com has M10 x 1.25

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