I'd talk to other people in your area on who to bring your car to for an alignment. In my town, out of about 10 alignment shops there is 1 that can do a proper alignment. You do not want to take it to a chain store, because most do not know how to do it properly.


The settings I use are"


Camber set to 0
caster set for as much negative as I can realistically get. Normally with stock upper arms I can get -2 degrees, even on both sides.
toe in set to 1/8"

 

I agree. I take mine to an "old guy" who basically has a shop for fun (he has a really nice '70ish Challenger). A local chain store wanted $99 plus an hourly rate because it's harder than the new cars where all the tech does is turn a cam bolt to adjust things.

 

Lol
In wish my boss would let me charge more time fir the ones I adjust that take a little extra we do what ever we can for a flat fee if 59.00 for a two wheel and 79.00 for a four wheel

I slide subframe pull and pry everything once we say we can't get it into spec then it's what do we need control arm strut frame ? Then we can up sell only once if we miss it shop usually buys part while techs are expected to eat time while this sucks there are a few guys like my self that take the time to measure so rarely do I loose my butt

 

townie
did you ever get this figured out??

 

No I haven't done anything yet. I take a ride in it at least once a week so it doesn't sit all winter but it's not much fun fighting to keep it in one lane. I am hoping to have it all sorted out by the springtime.

 

I really did not see much discussion about the brakes. If the brake hoses are old, change them. They can get to the point they act like a check valve and keep pressure on the caliper (or wheel cylinder). When I bought my current 72 Cutlass 20 years ago, it had no brakes (neither did the first one). After I started working on the brakes, the left front brake (drum brakes) would lock up after I pushed the pedal once. When I cracked the bleeder valve, it would loosen up. I replaced the brake hose and it was fine. I scratched my head and cussed enough that I remember that one 20 years later.

 

Are you still in RI? Are you a member of the NE Olds club? If not I could ask the members if they know a good alignment tech.

 

Hi the brake lines are new I put them in with new rotors brakes calipers and wheel bearings. I've been talking to people and I'm starting to think there's a frame issue.