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Originally Posted by X5chemist
I agree. I have to travel half a day to get to Oklahoma. The plan is to get the rear done that afternoon. Once done, two full days are available to do the front end. I'll need half a day to get back to Austin. Setting up the alignment will be tricky. It has to go to Tulsa 153 miles away. Either tow it or drive there. It has brand new tires. I think we can string align it to get it to Tulsa without tearing up the tires.
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To get to an alignment, use toe plates. Will save you a lot of setup effort vs. strings and they're accurate on the axle. Try to use symmetrical adjustments side to side and you'll be close enough on the thrust angle. It'll take you minutes to align each axle this way.
Do the rear first. You can pretty easily set the adjusters. Eyeball align the front - look down the tire with one eye and adjust the toe until you can just see the rear wheel. Do this on both sides and you'll get your thrust angle close enough. Throw the toe plates on and make symmetrical adjustments until you're at 0ish.
(For the record, I string align my cars with smart strings or hub stands. You can get a great alignment that way, but there's no reason to go to that effort to get 150 miles.)