Alignment Progression of Tasks
• Set tire pressure to hot PSI
• Record rolling resistance with fish scales
• Set car on leveling pads or absolutely level surface, use shims if necessary to level floor.
Vinyl floor tiles work pretty well.
• Set turn plates for caster check or trash bags with used oil under each tire
• ½ fuel and weight for driver
• Center the steering, set lock in center or use vice grips
• Back off compression and rebound in shocks
• Disconnect anti roll bar totally
• Loosen spring mount rings
• Set caster first, then camber, then toe
• Confirm toe wheel to wheel, not just off string readings.
• Remove turn plates. Set car on scales, relevel.
• Check ride height and corner weights
• For ride height vs corner weight, work on whichever if most distant from optimum first
• Check ride height to 0.2-0.4mm
• Try for equal front weights or less than 2-4% differential
• Sacrifice corner weight for perfect ride height
• Semi-tighten all, then remeasure
• Final tighten and torque all connectors
• Tighten anti roll bar with no preload, car sitting flat on scales.
• Check drag on brake disks, check rear adjusters if needed or rebuild calipers
• Recheck drag with fish scales