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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    I dont know if the inside is threaded or solid or??? If he could not turn the center any more, he could have unbolted the inside of the radius rod and turned it that way (the ends turn independent of each other if one is bottomed out). Try to look through the gap in one to see if there are...
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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    They should have given you an "after" printout too but since yoh didnt pay i dont know. Each of your readings is the big number. It should be between the two small numbers in that black. The arrow shows where you fall. The "x" on the toe means you are out of range. Tires can easily be chewed...
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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Is that before or after the alignment? Ah, I just read this in the other post....I hope you didn't give them any money ! Don't replace parts because he says they are too short or too long. And, as for paying for an alignment on these...the shops are supposed to be paid by the hour for these...
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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    X2. Motorpool sarge told me that the tops come in some with speed.
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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Make sure you guys torque the control arm mounting bolts properly. Also, does antisieze or any other coating affect the proper torquing of bolts/nuts?
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    Removing rear shims to get the tires to ride vertical? Good idea?

    Removing and adding shim is called an alignment. The tire shop did mine on the rear as if it were at GVWR, so I will have to remove some shims. There is a chart in one of the TMs that tells how many degrees it will change for a certain thickness of shim.
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