Ok I give up.
Although I've just about decided it'd be a much better idea to have a shop do the front end alignment rather than attempt to do it myself, I'm still tossing the idea around. Of course, there are a couple of things keeping me from doing the alignment...
... I haven't the foggiest idea what I'm doing
(I've made up for some of my ignorance by a fair amount of research on how to measure camber, caster, toe, etc.)
... and more importantly -- I can't see how the heck to get the bolts that hold the upper A arm adjusted. These are "T" bolts that pass through a weldment on the frame, up through the A arm, and are held in place with nuts with serrations on their base.
From what I can tell by looking at the suspension, I need to loosen the upper mounting bolts and slide the upper A arm into position. Tighten, remeasure, loosen, adjust, tighten, etc. There are slots in the frame mounting for the bolts to slide -- but how the heck do you know if you've got the bolts loose enough (and what happens if the nuts come off)!
And ... how the heck do you slide the A arm around! My only guess is some sort of long crow bar or something.
Help me before I do something real stupid!
thanks,
petek