Need to Pick Some Brains - '87 Dodge Dakota Cruise Control

From : Annonymous

Q: ive checked and set the toe-in on my 70 blazer for all the years ive owned it 27 with a tape measure and a sliding set of tubes a couple of old tent poles. something similar would work as long as you can accurately measure the distance between the same parts of the rim on the back side vs. the front side. without knowing your specs probably a 1/16 difference larger on the rear would give you all the toe-in you need. the toe-in is the spec that most frequently gets out. too much 1/4 for example will cause excessive wear on the tires outer edges too little or toe-out will cause wear on the tire inner edges and could be dangerous causing the vehicle to wander or pull from one side to the other over any little bump in the road. ld my 97 van is out of alignment again. these roads are wicked in winter and spring. the tires are wearing on the outside both sides. this happened quite often with my 88 full-sized van also. is there a quick and dirty way to get them somewhat back in alignment - im tired of having to pay yearly alignment. it doesnt have to be perfect just better than it is. any help would be appreciated. .

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From : Annonymous

thanks i think i understand. in the past alignments on my 88 van they only adjusted toein/toeout with linkage adjustments. i should be able to check/adjust. ive checked and set the toe-in on my 70 blazer for all the years ive owned it 27 with a tape measure and a sliding set of tubes a couple of old tent poles. something similar would work as long as you can accurately measure the distance between the same parts of the rim on the back side vs. the front side. without knowing your specs probably a 1/16 difference larger on the rear would give you all the toe-in you need. the toe-in is the spec that most frequently gets out. too much 1/4 for example will cause excessive wear on the tires outer edges too little or toe-out will cause wear on the tire inner edges and could be dangerous causing the vehicle to wander or pull from one side to the other over any little bump in the road. ld my 97 van is out of alignment again. these roads are wicked in winter and spring. the tires are wearing on the outside both sides. this happened quite often with my 88 full-sized van also. is there a quick and dirty way to get them somewhat back in alignment - im tired of having to pay yearly alignment. it doesnt have to be perfect just better than it is. any help would be appreciated. .

From : seacowboy

thanks for the recommendation. i found the viper 791xv for $189.00 at electronics bonanza. it looks like a great system. how well does the remote communicate with the alarm system through walls if im inside a building without any windows and the truck is parked outside 100 yards away will it still work that is the draw back about 300 feet in the open is the max and it doesnt seem to work very well through walls. i think the antenna placement is the problem. mine is on the inside of the drivers side windshield pillar and sometimes the range is much shorter depending on the direction i am from my truck. id try and put it in the middle behind the rear view mirror. or better yet try and mount it outside but i dont know how it would hold up in the elements. you mentioned in another thread that the batteries need frequent replacement on the remote. does the system need any re-programming after changing batteries the batteries dont need replaced very often. and no you dont need to reprogram. i like the code jumping feature. after the fob and brain communicate they jump to a different frequency for the next operation. this stops someone from using a scanner to capture your frequency like they can do with garage door openers. hope this helps. willy .