Today, I asked a local shop to perform an alignment on the Mustang. The tires are wearing a bit on the inside edge and I wondered if the camber was off from replacing both upper ball joints. Also, at times, it does not want to center well and seems to be thrown off a bit by grooves in the road.
I printed the OpenTracker alignment specs and took them with me to the shop. The technician came out and after looking at them said the -.5 to -1 spec would still cause the wear that I'm seeing. He suggested just a little positive camber which I've seen mentioned many times as a negative in classic Mustangs. In the end, I asked that he use all the OpenTracker specs but he could put the camber close to zero but not positive.
He provided a before and after report which I'll summarize below along with the OpenTracker specs. Overall, it is probably best for the road trip but the positive camber bothers me a bit as I specifically indicated I did not want it to be positive and he did it anyway. I'm interested to see if the increased caster or improved toe measurements make much of a difference on the highway.
Caster:
OpenTracker Spec: +2.5 to + 4.5
Before Measurement: L +1.0 R +1.4
After Measurement: L +2.6 R +2.8
Camber:
OpenTracker Spec: -.5 to -1
Before Measurement: L -0.5 R +0.2
After Measurement: L +0.6 R +0.8
Toe:
OpenTracker Spec: 1/8" in
Toe:
OpenTracker Spec: 1/8" in
Before Measurement: .29 degrees (.23L and .08R)
After Measurement: .30 degrees (.15L and .14R)
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