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Allignment guru's- Gotta pick your mellon

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by INVISIBLEKID, Jun 13, 2013.

  1. INVISIBLEKID
    Joined: Jun 19, 2006
    Posts: 2,647

    INVISIBLEKID
    Member
    from Gilroy,CA

    Gonna take my Merc for allignment in this week,and have some specific Q's for you..... PM me if you have a few min's to talk.
    Thanks-Kid:)
     
  2. dave lewis
    Joined: Dec 12, 2006
    Posts: 1,381

    dave lewis
    Member
    from Nampa ID

    Check your PMs
     
  3. Mr48chev
    Joined: Dec 28, 2007
    Posts: 36,204

    Mr48chev
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    It shouldn't be much of a problem except finding someone who actually knows how to adjust the caster and camber on a stock Merc front end with coil springs. With manual steering you are going to want it pretty close to stock specs. If you have any other questions on it pm me.

    the specs I found were:

    Caster: Zero
    Camber: +3/8 degrees
    Toe in: 1/8 inch
    Kingpin inclination: 5 degrees

    You don't want a whole lot of caster on that suspension setup or it will end up steering like a lumber wagon as it isn't designed for it.

    I usually run a bit more + camber on the driver's side to compensate for the crown in the road and to get the car to track a bit straighter as that is the way I was taught to do it and it has always worked well for me.
     
    Last edited: Jun 14, 2013

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