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    Alignment specs

    Specified range for 1999-2002 F-150 SVT Lightning



    Left front Right front

    -1.20 degrees to 0.20- Camber Same

    5.70 degrees to 7.70- Caster 6.20 degrees to 8.20 -Caster

    -0.18 degrees to 0.08- Toe Same




    Cross Camber -0.70 degrees to 0.70

    Cross Caster –1.20 degrees to 0.20

    Total Toe –0.35 degrees to 0.15


    Preferred:
    LH Caster 6.7
    RH Caster 7.2
    LH Camber -0.5
    RH Camber -0.5
    LH Toe -0.05 (slight toe in)
    RH Toe -0.05 (same)




    Lightning Owner autocross preferred specs:
    LH Camber -0.7
    RH Camber -0.7
    LH Toe OUT 0.05
    RH Toe OUT 0.05

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    Will this work with my 02HD with 2'' shackles? thanks Paul

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    Originally posted by CDN 02 HD
    Will this work with my 02HD with 2'' shackles? thanks Paul

    Yup...

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    Hey Chris, you are alive!!! I have left you a $hit load of messages! Give me a call...hope all is well buddy.
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    That post was still a month old almost.

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    Just had the HD aligned with the 1.5 Hotchkis kit on, to Lightning spec's.

    Specified Range;
    Left Front -1.2deg. to 0.2deg.
    Camber 5.7 deg. 7.7 deg
    Caster -0.9 deg. 0.04 deg.
    Toe Right Front -1.2 deg. 0.2 deg.
    Camber 6.2 deg. 8.2 deg
    Caster -0.09 deg.0.04 deg. Toe.

    They were able to achieve;
    Left -0.6 Camber 6.6deg.
    Camber 0.01 deg. Toe 12.0 deg. SAI 11.4deg.
    Include Angle Right -.05 deg.
    Camber 7.0 deg.
    Caster 0.02 deg. Toe 11.5 deg. SAI 11.0 deg.

    Included AngleFront cross camber, caster and toe specs for same.-0.7 deg.0.7 deg.
    Cross Camber-1.2 deg. 0.2 deg.
    Cross Caster-0.18 deg. 0.08 deg.
    Total Toe.They got Actual-0.1 deg.
    Camber-0.4 deg.
    Camber0.02 deg.Total Toe
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    Holy Chit thats alot of numbers!!!

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    Yea right , you should try typing it out . I was getting dizzy. I tried to get it all nice and pretty like Ayrton did, but to no avail.

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    After drop shock

    After 1000 miles make sure you re-align your truck , coil spring's will settle changing the toe angle and it will start eating up the inside of your tire's.....

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    if you just drive the truck for 100-200 miles after doing the front drop, without an alignment, the truck should settle most of the way, and that few miles isn't going to cause any harsh tire wear, and saves from paying for 2 alignments

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    Josh, Yeah that's what I thought to and was told. I drove it around hard for about 200. Not the case, at least with mine...I believe that it has to do with the quality of the springs, as too how long it takes to settle. I had spoken with some race engineers at the Petite Le Mans last week and they agreed , its all in the steel and coiling process.

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    Originally posted by Dbl G
    Just had the HD aligned with the 1.5 Hotchkis kit on, to Lightning spec's.
    Specified Range
    Left Front -1.2deg. to 0.2deg.
    Camber 5.7 deg. 7.7 deg
    Caster -0.9 deg. 0.04 deg.
    Toe Right Front -1.2 deg. 0.2 deg.
    Camber 6.2 deg. 8.2 deg
    Caster -0.09 deg.0.04 deg. Toe.
    They were able to achieve.
    Left -0.6 Camber 6.6deg.
    Camber 0.01 deg. T
    oe 12.0 deg. SAI 11.4deg.
    Include Angle Right -.05 deg.
    Camber 7.0 deg.
    Caster 0.02 deg. Toe 11.5 deg. SAI 11.0 deg.
    Included AngleFront cross camber, caster and toe specs for same.-0.7 deg.0.7 deg.
    Cross Camber-1.2 deg. 0.2 deg.
    Cross Caster-0.18 deg. 0.08 deg.
    Total Toe.They got Actual-0.1 deg.
    Camber-0.4 deg.
    Camber0.02 deg.Total Toe ;p
    Hey DBl G,

    How has your tire wear been with these specs?

    I installed the camber bolts yesterday and will be getting the alignment tommorrow.

    -Del

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    They do just fine Sir, those are basically the Lightning spec's. I rotate them around 5K..

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