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Michael-Twelve wrote:
I will be taking my 1938 super 8 for a frontend alignment this week and thought I would ask if anyone has advice from past experience?
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Unless you are as wild and as crazy a driver as I am, you should not notice any - again ANY difference in how a 1938 Super Eight and Twelve handle. At least at sane speeds.
And assuming correct "front-end" alignment. Obviously, at extreme speeds, the greater weight & power of the Twelve comes into play.
Your description of front tire wear tells me your former owner most certainly did NOT get what he thought he was getting. No late news there - incompetent servicing down thru the years has reduced so many "big" Packards to under-performing, even dangerous junk, it does not surprise me that few have ANY idea how a properly maintained Senior Packard should behave.
As for alignment, the provisions for toe-in adjustment have not changed down thru the years, thus are obvious.
As to the caster, and the camber adjustment, while quite different from modern practice, any half-way competent "front end" man should be able to figure it out. Adding or removing "shims" is how it is done.
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