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Title: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: danilaprepeleac on April 21, 2022, 12:54:15 pm
does anyone know what the specs are for rear axel alignment are or where can be found.

thank you

Daniel
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: craneman on April 21, 2022, 02:53:12 pm
You can't align the rearend. No way to toe, camber or caster. If something mechanical failed and the coach crab walks it just needs to be put parallel to the front axle.
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: dsd on April 21, 2022, 03:27:00 pm
You can't align the rearend. No way to toe, camber or caster. If something mechanical failed and the coach crab walks it just need to be put parallel to the front axle.
Bushings in links play a role primarily for pinion angle. If its crabbing they would be changed first on my rig. Would also say to do all of them including the front end.
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: danilaprepeleac on April 21, 2022, 11:05:07 pm
Bushings in links play a role primarily for pinion angle. If its crabbing they would be changed first on my rig. Would also say to do all of them including the front end.
I changed all the bushings on my rear  and front axles and the shop recommended to do an alignment just to be sure .
went to the shop and they could not find foretravel  in their database.
then they pulled some Ford specs and did it that way.

that is way was wondering if there were any spec for this
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: craneman on April 21, 2022, 11:17:32 pm
If they had lifted the dash over the steering wheel the specs are written there.
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: John44 on April 22, 2022, 06:09:32 am
Guess they figured Ford was close to Foretravel in the alphabet so specs should be close to the same.
Title: Re: Rear Axel alignment specs
Post by: Old Toolmaker on April 22, 2022, 07:30:47 am
Guess they figured Ford was close to Foretravel in the alphabet so specs should be close to the same.
Let's hope they chose a Ford truck that uses the same front axle Foretravel chose to use.  The numbers go with the axle, not so much the vehicle in which the axle is mounted.