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Old 06-17-2025, 12:46 PM
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Yesterday I brought the Lincoln in for a long delayed front end alignment. I had replaced the entire front end with new parts 7 years ago and assembled it back together totally by eye. It tracked dead straight with zero pull so I never wasted the time to get an official alignment done when I had the old tires on it. Since I just bought new tires and I had a free day, I brought her in. After a few minutes the tech comes in and says "You really want me to charge you for this?"

It turns out that by some miracle I had gotten everything within the green spec zone except the right front toe which was off by 1/16". I laughed and said yes, please adjust as needed and print me out a before and after spec sheet. I was happy to pay him the $129 since he seemed to enjoy working on something way out of the ordinary. I even bought the correct vintage Snap-On WA-171 alignment tool on ebay for $25 but he ended up not needing to use it. The tool has a point at the tip that slips into an alignment hole in the frame next to the A-arm and the claw moves the A-arm in or out depending on what you need to adjust.
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