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*blackedoutharley* · 10-02-2011, 10:04 PM

As far as toe in it should be set between 1/16" - 3/16" in regardless of what tire you're running (within reason). I can't speak to a crossmember swap because I haven't dealt with one (and frankly haven't figured out why anybody would go through the hassle aside from getting rid of torsion bars) but the specs are pretty close to those for a '63-'66.

I tend to run about .25* negative camber on both sides and caster at about 2.5* positive with the the passenger side about .5* more than the drivers side to compensate for road crown.

My '65 has 31X10.50R15's on it with these specs for years and tire wear is more than acceptable (got 62K out of a set of Bridgestones) and it drives very good. I am sure I will have to play with it a bit once I rebuild the front end and add power steering though.

10-02-2011, 10:04 PM	#18
blackedoutharley Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Plumas Lake, Ca. Posts: 1,009	Re: 65 Alignment - 83 K-Member As far as toe in it should be set between 1/16" - 3/16" in regardless of what tire you're running (within reason). I can't speak to a crossmember swap because I haven't dealt with one (and frankly haven't figured out why anybody would go through the hassle aside from getting rid of torsion bars) but the specs are pretty close to those for a '63-'66. I tend to run about .25* negative camber on both sides and caster at about 2.5* positive with the the passenger side about .5* more than the drivers side to compensate for road crown. My '65 has 31X10.50R15's on it with these specs for years and tire wear is more than acceptable (got 62K out of a set of Bridgestones) and it drives very good. I am sure I will have to play with it a bit once I rebuild the front end and add power steering though.