I know...this is a chevelle board but I am having a hard time getting input on the nova board. For some reason they they have been avoiding this issue like the plaque. I figured I couldn't hurt posting here since many of you seem to be very knowledgable in GM cars in general.

Here is what I have thus far:

CASTER:

GM SERVICE MANUAL PAGE 63:
Neg 1 degree (+/- .5 deg, no more than .5 deg difference from side to side).
GLOBAL WEST:
Positive 2.5 deg Right, Positive 2.0 deg left
CHEVY II ONLY:
Positive 1 to 1.5 deg (No more the .25 deg difference from side to side)
BOARD MEMBER 1:
Postive .5 to 1.5 deg (preferebly 1 deg positive)
BOARD MEMBER 2:
positive 1 to 1.5 deg (Preferebly 1.5 deg positive)

CAMBER:

GM SERVICE MANUAL PAGE 63:
Neg .25 (1/4) degree (+/- .5 deg, no more than .5 deg difference from side to side).
GLOBAL WEST:
Negative .5 deg
CHEVY II ONLY:
Positive .25 deg both sides
BOARD MEMBER 1:
Postive 0 to 1 deg (preferebly .5 deg positive)
BOARD MEMBER 2:
positive 0 to .5 deg (Preferebly .5 deg positive)

TOE:

GM SERVICE MANUAL PAGE 63:
Positive 3/16 to 5/16 (.1875 <.19> to .3125 <.31>
GLOBAL WEST:
Positive 3/32 (.09375 <.09>)
CHEVY II ONLY:
Positive 1/64 (.0156 <.02>)
BOARD MEMBER 1:
Postive .25 to .38 deg
BOARD MEMBER 2:
suggest positive .1 deg (Preferebly .2 deg positive)

As you see....there are some pretty big discrepancies in the sources.

Anybody own a 2nd gen (66-67) Chevy II or work at an alignment shop and want to give some insight here?

Any input is greatly appreciated.
Dave

If you have a fax machine-contact me and I'll you the specs for your chevy2.
Al carson-310-322-1589

If you have a fax machine-contact me and I'll you the specs for your chevy2.
Al carson-310-322-1589
919-294-7236 FAX #

Thanks Al! I'm very curious to see what you send!

Dave

NEVER run positive camber on any car, especially early GM's as the gain is usually postive when cornering. That said, here is my suggestion based on 15 years as a brake/suspension expert-

CAMBER= -.50 to -.75*
CASTER= +2*, give the right side a little more lead for road crown
TOE= 1/8" total toe in

Dave, I run -.7 camber, +4.5 caster on Big Green. You could probably go with a slightly more conservative setting like Denny mentioned. My car likes to 'track' on the highway and follow ruts and stuff. If you run positive camber it will corner like a UPS truck.
People will tell you that too much negative camber will cause the tires to wear on the inside. this is true to an extent, but after about 7000 miles I have yet to see uneven tire wire on my 275/40/17's.

One other comment, Turn Key Tire in downtown raleigh was the only place in the area that didn't give me a blank stare when I asked them about an alignment on my car. The guy there spent 3 hours on it getting it just like I wanted, and charged me $60. Most places don't know how to do an alignment on an old car.

Basically the alignment should fit the use, there's not a universal alignment spec. If you're road racing, the alignment will be different than your Granny's car. Is your car bone stock? Different tires? Wheels? Suspension? Type of driving? Tire clearance on the front end?

Anyone else like to add to this pool of contradiction?