I've been working on my rear end (goodparts adjustable brackets, poly
bushes, new springs etc) and I have it all back together but I'm puzzled
about how to proceed with alignment. I understand the concept of toe-in
and how to adjust it with shims but the traditional descriptions of how
to set it don't discuss how to get the rear wheels in the correct
position to start with. For example if one wheel is cockeyed to start
with I can still set the correct toe since it is a measurement relative
to the other wheel and not relative to some known fixed point on say the
frame.
So I feel like I'm missing a step somewhere that gets the rear wheels
facing the right way to start with before I begin to shim to set the
toe-in.
I did re-insert the original shims but the new brackets, bushes, springs
and inserts have left things quite out of whack so I think the shims
were compensating for a lot of wear and other issues like poorly placed
inserts.
Is there some baseline config that I should apply before setting the toe
and then the camber ?
Stan
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