Alignment Proceedures - '56

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

My shop has aligned the front end on both my '55 and my '56 Imperials without 
asking a single question. In fact I was so pleased with them, that I ALLOWED 
them the privilege of rebuilding the front end on my '62. After some confusion 
over whether or not I had supplied the correct lower control arm bushings, they 
did a fabulous job.

I would say that if your front end shop doesn't know how to align the front 
end, you need to find another shop.

Paul

In a message dated 2/12/2004 1:03:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, JCantor791 
writes:

> 
> 
> I took my '56 Sedan in to have the alignment checked now that I have new 
> (read expensive) tires on it.  I brought along my copy of the factory service 
> manual as the tech had requested so that he would have the proper specs.
> 
> Well after 45 minutes of pawing over both the car and the book, neither he 
> nor I could figure out how one adjusts the caster.  Camber and toe settings 
>he 
> was able to correct without difficulty but the book provides little help on 
> caster, saying only to adjust the eccentric bushing on the upper control arm. 
> We 
> couldn't find such a bushing on the inboard end of the control arm nor any 
> other means of adjustment.
> 
> Does anyone with a '55 or '56 have experience with the proper caster 
> adjustment procedures?  I ask mostly out of curiosity as the car handles and 
>tracks 
> very well and caster shouldn't affect tire wear.
> 
> Thanks
> Jeff
> '56 Sedan
> Trenton, NJ
> 
>