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166 Merlo
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can this even be done to a fox? what do you adjust to "align" the rear wheels?
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Posts: 3954 | From: Thebay | Registered: Jul 2002
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NvrEnough89GT
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I belive you can only alighn the front on the fox's. Could be wrong though. I used to work at a shop and The boss used to always say here you need a 4 wheel alighment on your car but their was no way to actually do a 4 wheel alighnment on certain cars. Again I could be wrong. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 224 | From: Union City Ca | Registered: Dec 2004
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jaybquick
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The only reason you would want to check the rear wheels is to see if the rear end is in straight or crooked due to messed up torque boxes or control arms. It sucks to have a car that dog tracks.
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Posts: 416 | From: Lathrop | Registered: Mar 2004
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306Coupe
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This can be done. I had it done when I got my fronts done. For what reason I don't really know.
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Posts: 2039 | From: Rocklin | Registered: Oct 2004
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silverLX
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no, it cant be aligned. If the control arm is bent, or torwue box is messed up, it wont track right, but you have to replace the messed up parts, an alignment machine will not help any, because they are not actually adjustable. Almost any car with a solid axle in the rear only can have a 2-wheel(front) alignment.
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Posts: 1613 | From: Sonoma County | Registered: Aug 2003
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306Coupe
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Member # 4988
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I don't recall him saying anythin was messed up on his car. He asked if there was a such thing
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Posts: 2039 | From: Rocklin | Registered: Oct 2004
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silverLX
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quote:
Originally posted by jaybquick:
The only reason you would want to check the rear wheels is to see if the rear end is in straight or crooked due to messed up torque boxes or control arms. It sucks to have a car that dog tracks.
this is what i was refering to, 306coupe. it cant be done with adjustments, you are wrong. if you were charged for a 4 wheel alignment on a fox mustang, unless you have IRS you got ripped off. I do alignments all day at work (big 0), the alignmnet machine even specifies that there are no adjustments on a fox mustang in the rear.
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Posts: 1613 | From: Sonoma County | Registered: Aug 2003
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jay-vee
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doing a 4-wheel alignment on a live rear will give you the thrust angle, to see if the rear is square in the car. there is no adjusment. but it can be used for diagnostics.
Posts: 52 | From: san mateo | Registered: Apr 2003
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