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<blockquote data-quote="Fordzuki" data-source="post: 1542482" data-attributes="member: 17662"><p>There's some holes in the bottom of the frame that can be used for measurements and cross measurements. Measure from the edge of the hole to one of the holes in your hangers, both front to back and crossed from side to side. If any of your hangers are off, it'll tell you which one, as well as whether the frame has any diamond. Choppy's right though, you're way more likely to crush or sway a rail than diamond the center box. You should have slight adjustment with your centering pins on the springs, but I wouldn't count on getting more than 1/8" overall. </p><p> You can make a tram gauge out of a couple pieces of small diameter tube with one sliding inside the other. Weld some long bolts to the tubes to make L shapes, and slide the one tube into the other. Weld a nut to the outer tube and use a bolt to lock the two together. Set it between two holes on one side and check the other side. </p><p> When I aligned my rig, I set the ride height first, making sure all 4 corners of the frame measure equal distance to a flat, level shop floor. Then measure from symmetrical holes in the frame to the lower front bearing cup bolt on the rear axle, and for the front, measure up from the floor and find the centerpoint of the axle tube at the weld for the inner knuckle, and make a mark. </p><p> To answer your original question about the bushings taking up the slack, they won't, unless you get crazy and make some eccentric ones. :redneck:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fordzuki, post: 1542482, member: 17662"] There's some holes in the bottom of the frame that can be used for measurements and cross measurements. Measure from the edge of the hole to one of the holes in your hangers, both front to back and crossed from side to side. If any of your hangers are off, it'll tell you which one, as well as whether the frame has any diamond. Choppy's right though, you're way more likely to crush or sway a rail than diamond the center box. You should have slight adjustment with your centering pins on the springs, but I wouldn't count on getting more than 1/8" overall. You can make a tram gauge out of a couple pieces of small diameter tube with one sliding inside the other. Weld some long bolts to the tubes to make L shapes, and slide the one tube into the other. Weld a nut to the outer tube and use a bolt to lock the two together. Set it between two holes on one side and check the other side. When I aligned my rig, I set the ride height first, making sure all 4 corners of the frame measure equal distance to a flat, level shop floor. Then measure from symmetrical holes in the frame to the lower front bearing cup bolt on the rear axle, and for the front, measure up from the floor and find the centerpoint of the axle tube at the weld for the inner knuckle, and make a mark. To answer your original question about the bushings taking up the slack, they won't, unless you get crazy and make some eccentric ones. :redneck: [/QUOTE]
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