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I wouldn't use the rear bumper for measurement. As long as there equal length from side to side and the alignment is good. Your good.

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Old 01-15-2014, 06:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I wouldn't use the rear bumper for measurement. As long as there equal length from side to side and the alignment is good. Your good.
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I would use the rear bumper for measurement. As long as there equal length from side to side and the alignment is good. Your good.
You mean wouldn't use it?

I just spent an hour redoing everything. Made sure each traction arm is 10 5/8 like OEM center hole to center hole, flipped my lockout plates and ground down one side since the top to bottoms where longer than the side to sides, so now the plates are 0.13" shorter on one side than the other, and had to redo camber because of the plates changing toe.

Now I'm -1.7 degrees each side and 0.25" toe in. Toe is still out of spec but its better than 0.69" toe in then when I started. I think I need to make new plates. I can't grind down the one side anymore because then it will be to short and will flop in between the slots in the subframe. If you look at this pic of where a guy made new plates, my holes are in between the centered holes and where his are. So with new plates and moving the hole more to one side like his, I'm sure I can get another 0.125" each side.

However tires to bumper I'm still 2.5" drivers side and 3" passenger.

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However tires to bumper I'm still 2.5" drivers side and 3" passenger.
Whats the difference, when you measure the wheelbase??
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Whats the difference, when you measure the wheelbase??
I haven't. Should I do like center of front wheels to center of rear wheels?
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