something something.... DANGER ZONE!

[ryanprins13]

Messed with the alignment all sunday. I've got it close but something is still a little off. The no door pulls was getting annoying so I rigged these up.

Right on. Unless you have expensive tires or you want to race right away just drive it for a week or 2 or 3. The suspensions going to settle and youll have to reset it anyway. If you replaced the struts that is. I think you did.

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[shorestiva]

Messed with the alignment all sunday. I've got it close but something is still a little off. The no door pulls was getting annoying so I rigged these up.

[ricko1966]

It's the latest hunter rig so it would do the shims but since I'm lowered and going way outside what those plastic shims will do it's no help to me.

I am laughing ,seriously, because when I was doing this stuff for living people would scream bloody murder if I told them I'd have to put in a shim to bring things in to spec.Why isn't that included I think you guys are crooks etc. And you guys are going way beyond that just for fun.

[shorestiva]

It's the latest hunter rig so it would do the shims but since I'm lowered and going way outside what those plastic shims will do it's no help to me.

[ryanprins13]

Look at moog #k100-329 these are similiar to what I have used. iirc you could change camber and toe with one shim and the fancy alignment machine told me what position the shim needed to be in.k100-329 that number is just for reference they come in different degrees and for different vehicles.

I assume your talking about the plastic shims, they are nice, its what i used. He is after more though
This is what he got: https://fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60642

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[ricko1966]

Cool.sounds like you got it . In most instances for your average guy /average alignment car with no adjustment,I say just do it with a tape and a level. I am starting to realize this isn't cheap grocery getter stuff. If you have access to a rack and are trying to shim toe some of the machines themself have the software to tell you what shim with what cutouts to put where to get rear toe and camber. Does your machine have that capability?

Look at moog #k100-329 these are similiar to what I have used. iirc you could change camber and toe with one shim and the fancy alignment machine told me what position the shim needed to be in.k100-329 that number is just for reference they come in different degrees and for different vehicles.

[ricko1966]

Cool.sounds like you got it . In most instances for your average guy /average alignment car with no adjustment,I say just do it with a tape and a level. I am starting to realize this isn't cheap grocery getter stuff. If you have access to a rack and are trying to shim toe some of the machines themself have the software to tell you what shim with what cutouts to put where to get rear toe and camber. Does your machine have that capability?

[shorestiva]

Using the shims that skeeters_keeper made. Just trying to zero out toe. Don't care what camber ends up at. Right now I'm around -3.8 camber and -.05 toe. I'm trying to do it with the alignment rack at work.

[ryanprins13]

^ im wondering as well took me a few tries over a couple days but i got mine finally.
Just remember as the suspension wears in over the first 600 miles it will settle and youll have to recheck and reset your ride hight to get it back to what your setting it to now.

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[ricko1966]

Manual belts are in and I messed around with the alignment for a few hours. I freaking hate the rear beam on these things. Setting alignment is such a pain in the ass. Its still a little off but it was close enough to drive home.

What are you doing with the rear alignment. Just trying to get the beam where you want it or are trying to shim for camber and or toe? How are you making your measurements?

[shorestiva]

Manual belts are in and I messed around with the alignment for a few hours. I freaking hate the rear beam on these things. Setting alignment is such a pain in the ass. Its still a little off but it was close enough to drive home.

[shorestiva]

New struts are in. Took the die grinder and put some small notches in the coilover sleeves to help water and dirt drain out. Probably not necessary but whatever.




New struts modified and painted so they hopefully won't rust.



Swapped my bump stop stack around.



Some goodies from the festiva store showed up so I installed them with some new lcas since one of my ball joints was bad.




New taillight gaskets also.




Started pulling my auto belts.

[shorestiva]

Festiva beam is back in. Not driveable but I can at least pull it out in the morning.

[shorestiva]

Maybe equal more likely slightly heavier. The thinnest they sell is .06in so that might be lighter.

[chrisofna]

1/8in abs plastic sheet. You could probably go thinner I just guessed when I ordered.

I might have to borrow that idea. My door panels are totally trashed and I don't think I'm going to run door speakers in the car. I'd probably do really thin sheet though. Was it lighter than the stock door skins?