Dave, thanks for all your help with alignment specs and info. But I finally got the front end aligned and I have some issues to discuss, if you have some time. And anyone else that wants to join 
Took a stock drum front suspension and added new rubber bushings, new stock ball joints, new tie rod ends (in & out). Added a 1" addco sway bar with polly bushings, and 6320 springs to a SB 69 Vert (638 springs were in there). And reused the stock upper shafts. Also put in poly subframe bushings. Steering box and pitman arm are the 91K originals.
Previously the car went down the road well without any issues except cornering was poor and front end was too high IMO.
Just had the alignment done
DR: cam -.3, cast +4.9, toe .18 PS cam -.4, cast +5.2, toe .17
We were amazed on how much caster he could put into stock suspension with very little shims.
The steering box does have some play, so he tried to center the wheel inside the play.
So after driving it a little, steering wheel does not stay centered, the car wanders a bit and it oversteers into the corners. I plan on making sure everything is torqued up properly (pretty sure it is). Also plan on checking the steering box adjustment nut.
Car sits right where I want it, lower in the front and higher in the rear (re-arched monos). Hope it does not lower too much more. It does corner a lot better now, but have to correct the oversteer (which is a pain). And going straight down the highway, the wandering is annoying.
After the Memorial day parades, I can take it back for any alignment adjustment, but I would like to have a plan of attack on what to change.
So any ideas were to look for the oversteer and wandering? Thx!
Took a stock drum front suspension and added new rubber bushings, new stock ball joints, new tie rod ends (in & out). Added a 1" addco sway bar with polly bushings, and 6320 springs to a SB 69 Vert (638 springs were in there). And reused the stock upper shafts. Also put in poly subframe bushings. Steering box and pitman arm are the 91K originals.
Previously the car went down the road well without any issues except cornering was poor and front end was too high IMO.
Just had the alignment done
DR: cam -.3, cast +4.9, toe .18 PS cam -.4, cast +5.2, toe .17
We were amazed on how much caster he could put into stock suspension with very little shims.
The steering box does have some play, so he tried to center the wheel inside the play.
So after driving it a little, steering wheel does not stay centered, the car wanders a bit and it oversteers into the corners. I plan on making sure everything is torqued up properly (pretty sure it is
). Also plan on checking the steering box adjustment nut. Car sits right where I want it, lower in the front and higher in the rear (re-arched monos). Hope it does not lower too much more. It does corner a lot better now, but have to correct the oversteer (which is a pain). And going straight down the highway, the wandering is annoying.
After the Memorial day parades, I can take it back for any alignment adjustment, but I would like to have a plan of attack on what to change.
So any ideas were to look for the oversteer and wandering? Thx!
