Aligner Functions help Atlas Edge 601

[jredmond1107]

I am an ASE Certified and Hunter Engineering Trained Wheel Alignment Specialist, I now find myself working for a company not afraid to pay me top dollar for my skills, HOWEVER, the equipment I am forced to use at this shop is so far leaving something to be desired...

Atlas Edge 601 wheel alignment system with 4-post lift...

Any serious Alignment Techs have experience using this system? Can anyone steer me in the right direction as to how I can perform services that have a built-in function on Hunter WinAlign software ex. rear full-contact shims, "Ford Bushing Calculator" steer-to-adjust, jack-to-adjust ex. camber on 4wd trucks... are these functions that exist in the Atlas Edge 601 software? If there is a way to MANUALLY CALCULATE REAR FULL CONTACT SHIMS, AND FORD BALLJOINT CORRECTIVE BUSHINGS, CAN ANYONE STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS?

Thank you for your time. Any input is appreciated

 

[jredmond1107]

anybody?

 

[Tunger]

Rear full contact shims usually come with a set of templates and a chart, Ford bushings just take a little thought and experience. I still don't use the bushing calculator on our hunter machine, a look at camber/caster and an idea of where I want to be as well as a look at what cam is currently in the vehicle and I can usually get pretty darn close.

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[jredmond1107]

thanks always went off the machine for both I guess i'll have fun thumbing thru some paperwork and not so fun charts this software on this machine is ****, but I found some links and such that I think will head me in the right direction-
never really had any issue w hunters bushing calculator the issue I had was perhaps deciphering the markings on top of the rusted bushing or inputting the EXACT position of the bushing. not so much worried about that as say a rear shim, in my market rear shims were a huge moneymaker for me. not a lot of real alignment techs around me, lots of morons doing toe and go's wondering why the cars trying to turn right on them
the worst machine ive ever used was something called a Hoffmann Geoliner 680, slow, problematic, and inaccurate, at least this atlas machine seems accurate