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I didn't think of it at the time, but, the reason the 'computer' couldn't read the caster is I had the 17X9 +63 wheels on, and it was looking for AP2V2 front wheels. So, I'll take it back next week.
I went out to Summit Racing and picked up a set of Longacre Toe-In Plates. So for Sunday's autocross do I run with the reduced caster (robinson), or do I max caster reducing straight line camber, but, inducing more camber in turn (robrob) and re-set my toe on my own?
Posts I've read stated that 2° camber front and 2.5° camber rear should have little effect on tire life, so is it worth reducing the camber and increasing the caster?
I want to get to the point I can do my own wheel alignments,
and I would have picked-up a camber/caster guage at Summit Racing, but, the one they had in stock maxed at 18" wheels and my F250 has 19" wheels, 
the one for 17"-22" wheels is due in next week.
I went out to Summit Racing and picked up a set of Longacre Toe-In Plates. So for Sunday's autocross do I run with the reduced caster (robinson), or do I max caster reducing straight line camber, but, inducing more camber in turn (robrob) and re-set my toe on my own?
Posts I've read stated that 2° camber front and 2.5° camber rear should have little effect on tire life, so is it worth reducing the camber and increasing the caster?
I want to get to the point I can do my own wheel alignments,
and I would have picked-up a camber/caster guage at Summit Racing, but, the one they had in stock maxed at 18" wheels and my F250 has 19" wheels, the one for 17"-22" wheels is due in next week.Also, I don't see how a different wheel would make a difference during an alignment.
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The wheel shouldn't make any difference in the machine's ability to read any measurement. If it is then it's a crappy machine and I'd go elsewhere. I've had my brother do multiple alignments for the current and past s2k I had and they've all had non-staggered wheels and never had a problem with it being able to not see caster or any other measurement.
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