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04-16-2008, 04:22 PM
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#1 | | Moderator
State: Colorado Country: United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,940 Join Date: Nov 2007 |  Alignment
OK, so brilliant me bent the piss out of one of my tie rods. I'm gonna buy some Lonestar rods. I don't see them being difficult to replace but how hard is it to align the tires? How do you make sure they are both straight? | 
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04-16-2008, 05:59 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
State: Indiana Country: United States Age: 37 Posts: 686 Join Date: Jun 2007 | Re: Alignment
Make sure the handle bars a straight. Measure between the rear sidewall on the left front and right front tires. You want that measurement to be just a hair smaller than the very front measurement.
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04-16-2008, 07:13 PM
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#3 | | Moderator
State: Colorado Country: United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,940 Join Date: Nov 2007 | Re: Alignment
Is it that easy or should I spend $60 and have it done? | |
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04-16-2008, 08:21 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
State: Indiana Country: United States Age: 37 Posts: 686 Join Date: Jun 2007 | Re: Alignment
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Originally Posted by Stoopidbot1  Is it that easy or should I spend $60 and have it done? | That's a tough call. A honda mechanic tought me how to do it about five years ago. But $60 is pretty cheap if its done right.
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02 Ozark (mine)
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type about it,
or go lay on the porch with the puppies! | |
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04-17-2008, 06:46 AM
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#5 | | Moderator
State: Colorado Country: United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,940 Join Date: Nov 2007 | Re: Alignment
The guys at my Honda shop take care of me. | |
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04-17-2008, 11:13 AM
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#6 | | Member
State: Indiana Country: United States Age: 30 Posts: 38 Join Date: Feb 2008 | Re: Alignment
There's an online copy of a service manual for a Z400 in the other atv forum I post on.I know you have a Honda but the measurements are the same;with different settings/specs.Here's a link ATV Forum Website. ATV. ATV News ATV Reviews Kids ATV ATV Parts ATV Forums The correct settings/specs should be in your owners manual.You can check to make sure both sides are straight by using a tape measure.Measure from the inside of each steer tire to the frame.Hope this helps
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Last edited by dirtdevil96 : 04-17-2008 at 11:18 AM.
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04-17-2008, 02:57 PM
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#7 | | Moderator
State: Colorado Country: United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,940 Join Date: Nov 2007 | Re: Alignment
My only worry is that my tape measure only reads in sixteenth of an inch, the tool that Honda uses goes down to a thousandth of an inch. | |
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04-17-2008, 06:04 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
State: Indiana Country: United States Age: 37 Posts: 686 Join Date: Jun 2007 | Re: Alignment
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Originally Posted by Stoopidbot1 My only worry is that my tape measure only reads in sixteenth of an inch, the tool that Honda uses goes down to a thousandth of an inch. | Measurement isn't everything. Sometimes test and play works better. Did that with my Ozark.
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04-17-2008, 06:18 PM
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State: Colorado Country: United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,940 Join Date: Nov 2007 | Re: Alignment
The thing is I rode for the whole day and thought the dirt was real loose. Got back and realized that my right tire was pointing outward. So I don't really notice that stuff, probably should but I don't. I'm getting new tires soon and I don't want them to wear funny. I think I will suck it up and drop the bucks. | |
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04-17-2008, 06:29 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
State: Indiana Country: United States Age: 37 Posts: 686 Join Date: Jun 2007 | Re: Alignment
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Originally Posted by Stoopidbot1 The thing is I rode for the whole day and thought the dirt was real loose. Got back and realized that my right tire was pointing outward. So I don't really notice that stuff, probably should but I don't. I'm getting new tires soon and I don't want them to wear funny. I think I will suck it up and drop the bucks. | Factorary specs have a slite toe out. Just telling you this so it does not scare you.
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