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Reply to "wheel alignment."

You're correct- thats way too much toe. Whoever said that is wrong. In the back of your red Owners Manual (pg 69) for '72-up Panteras are alignment settings in Euro- measurements and also in US units. You don't mention what kind of driving you normally do, nor if the suspension is modified to match your huge GT-5 wheels & tires, but for high speed roads, we tend to use as much front caster as the suspension can give, then adjust camber, toe-in being the last adjustment. In back, only toe and camber can be set, and due to the age of the car & mechanical settling, the camber will likely exceed 1/2 degree inboard with no shims. Adjustment involves using an adjustable brace-bar above the transaxle to remove some of the sag that 30 yrs has added. More camber will increase cornering power but will also wear the inside edges of your expensive rear tires. Toe can be reduced to about 1/2 recommended if you run urethane suspension bushings in place of rubber, but unless you are competing on a short low-speed track, do NOT run positive toe or the car will become dangerously unstable at high speeds. Tire pressures are always a balence betwen ride comfort, handling and excessive tire wear: as pressure increases, ride comfort deteriorates while handling & tire wear tends to improve. Ideally, you would measure tread depth across the tires faces, run the car for several thousand miles, then recheck for abnormal wear patterns, and reset things more to your liking.
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