Anyone here do there own alignments.

Adam95GT said:

Whats done to your rear?? are we even able to adjust thrust angle on our cars?

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Nothing is done to the rear that would effect alignment. All alignments on Mustangs or any other car with a solid rear axle is considered a thrust angle alignment. On a car with adjustable toe on all 4 wheels, you adjust the toe so that the wheels are exactly perpendicular to the body. Obviously, the toe in the back of a Mustang is not adjustable. The assumption is that the wheels are already parrallel to the body. The truth is that they are not. On average, the wheelbase is about a 1/4" shorter on one side of the car. You measure how far off the toe is in the back of the car which is referred to as the thrust angle. You then mimic that angle with the front wheels. When everything is straight, the body of the car actually travels at a slight angle. This angle is of course not noticable. If the track is identical on the rear and front (which unfortunately it isn't on a Mustang), you attach a string to two jackstands. You then align that string from the front to the back of the car just touching the tires. If you have a gap on either side of the front wheel, that is how far off your forward toe is in reference to your thrust angle.

Kurt