Offroad Trailblazers and Envoys

3" lift alignment

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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:48 pm

You could get a rough idea with a 3' drywall/construction level. Or a straight board and a smaller level.

Or you could do a chalk test on the tires to see the contact patch.
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by KingBird » Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:29 pm

That's actually how I set the rear camber on my 'vette. It was a long process of jacking it up, adjusting it, taking it off the jack, rolling it forwards and backwards on the driveway, eye-ball it against a square, and check with a level. I've got the burn-out patches to prove even contact patch with the pavement.

It takes the better part of an afternoon, but if you've nothing better to do...
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by darring70 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:04 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:You could get a rough idea with a 3' drywall/construction level. Or a straight board and a smaller level.

Or you could do a chalk test on the tires to see the contact patch.

Just an stupid question. The botton side of the tire ( the one that touch the gound) is not suppost to be more bubbler or thick (I dont know how to said it) due to the weight of the vehice?
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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:41 pm

That's true. You could jack the truck up by the LCA and take the wheel off. Put the level across the wheel mounting surface on the hub. I think either way you would have a similar amount of "experimental error" and there isn't a perfect way to do it.
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by darring70 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:22 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:That's true. You could jack the truck up by the LCA and take the wheel off. Put the level across the wheel mounting surface on the hub. I think either way you would have a similar amount of "experimental error" and there isn't a perfect way to do it.

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