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My 1973 pantera still needs a wheel alignment, and i've set the date at the alignment shop at saturday 10 august.
They asked me to give them the correct technical data a few days ahead, so they could put it in their alignment computer.
At 11-20-2001 i've asked this data too, and Jack Deryke gave me an answer to that question, but now if i'm looking securely at this information, i've noticed that here in europe, camber is given in degrees and Jack's aswer was -1/8 frt camber (i guess this must be inches)
Also, I have a serious doubt of the data what was given for the rear wheel toe in.
Jack Deryke said that this must be 5/16 to 11/16" rear toe in!
IMHO I think this is very much!!

Now when I looked on this site for any recent info, I saw a topic "toe-in adjustment" posted by Marlin Jack at 05-15-2002, and I was surprised when I saw a very different data that was given by Jack Deryke, suddenly he says (quote) "If you are running anything else, toe schould be 1/16 front & back, total for two wheels"

Who can help me now with this problem, anyone who has the real correct data, please help me.

My tyre sizes are :
front : 285/40 zr15
rear : 345/35 zr15

The only thing I always did forget to ask (up until now) is the recommended tyre pressures front & rear

Thank you for your help
Greetings, Paul Ritzen.

Weert, Netherlands.
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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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