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[R3cord303]

Yeah, right after we bought this one, I drove it through the yard and over the swale and promptly popped the front end and wheel well liners off! LOL Yes, the little RC shock spacers is what we bought. Alignment specs are critical. If I understand the art of an alignment right, in your case, since you like powering through those on ramps, you would want to put the caster at max settings.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=4

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I’m gonna go in there tomorrow and ask to see the alignment guy that’s actually gonna be doing the work, and say give me as much camber and caster as you can as long as its the same on both sides.

 

[swathdiver]

I’m gonna go in there tomorrow and ask to see the alignment guy that’s actually gonna be doing the work, and say give me as much camber and caster as you can as long as its the same on both sides.

Looking at the chart, GM specs each side a little different and varying depending on the tire. I wonder why, for the crown in the road?

 

[R3cord303]

Looking at the chart, GM specs each side a little different and varying depending on the tire. I wonder why, for the crown in the road?

Not sure. Driver and gas tank are on same side. May have something to do with it. Control arms may be different length. I know the s10 was half inch shorter on ine side.

 

[mountie]

One of the many warranty issues I had with GM.... My '88 C2500 had different built leaf springs. ( The leafs were visually built different )

The dealership had no answer. The rear left was a tiny bit higher ( you couldn't hardly tell)...

I figured the issue was the Window Sticker showed the " Camper Special - larger fuel tank".
34 gallons. But the factory installed the standard tank of 28 & 1/2 gallons. ( GM ignored the defect - install ).....
So, the weight difference of a full tank was to have a slightly heavier leaf at the tank side (left).
So maybe there is differences from one side to another. ??

Not sure. Driver and gas tank are on same side. May have something to do with it. Control arms may be different length. I know the s10 was half inch shorter on ine side.

 

[swathdiver]

Gas mileage is down a little bit, I reckon it's because we aired down the tires some to wear more evenly.

Anyhow, playing around with an excel calculator, it was determined that a 31 gallon tank with 8 gallons of E85 on board and the rest 93 octane fuel should yield an octane rating of 96 and an alcohol percentage of about 20%.

So I pumped in 8 gallons of E85 and 18 gallons of Sunoco 93 and the alcohol percentage settled down to 20%. Existing Mobil 93 was at 2%. I hammered it at a light and the trusty Tech-2 said there was 5 degrees of total knock retard still! Go figure.

Running with that mix is about $5 less per tank than a typical 93 fill at current prices. After this little experiment I'll run Unleaded 88 which is E15 plus some E85 which should come out around 91 octane (if starting with 93) and a 21% alcohol content. At current prices this mixture would give the benefits of 93 while saving $18 per tank of fuel.

She's finally been claybarred and waxed and shampooed after a long spell. Changed the front differential fluid and transfer case and the rear and transmission are next. Then on to installing those drag reduction clips on the rear brakes some other things as opportunities arise with the coming cool weather, finally!

The painted buntings are back!

 

[swathdiver]

I’m gonna go in there tomorrow and ask to see the alignment guy that’s actually gonna be doing the work, and say give me as much camber and caster as you can as long as its the same on both sides.

How'd the alignment go?

 

[R3cord303]

How'd the alignment go?

Really good! I’ve got the same toe on both sides, same camber at -0.2, and real close to the same caster. Drives great!

 

[swathdiver]

Really good! I’ve got the same toe on both sides, same camber at -0.2, and real close to the same caster. Drives great!

Thanks, how bad was it before they started turning wrenches?

I've got to get mine done, should have gotten 17+ on last trip out of town and it was in the 15s and now the wear on the inisde of the front matches the rear from when they were last up front.

 

[R3cord303]

Thanks, how bad was it before they started turning wrenches?

I've got to get mine done, should have gotten 17+ on last trip out of town and it was in the 15s and now the wear on the inisde of the front matches the rear from when they were last up front.

It wanted to pull all over the road and I could feel it dragging the tires from the toe-in condition caused by the leveling spacers.

 

[mountie]

It wanted to pull all over the road and I could feel it dragging the tires from the toe-in condition caused by the leveling spacers.

You "Stubbed your toe"..... ?