hotdram

After installing the 2.5&quot; front end lift from skyjacker, I need to readjust my headlights. Somewhere I have seen a guide that shows where properly aligned lights should hit on a wall when the vehicle is parked at a certain distance from that wall, I just can't remember where I've seen this guide.<br>Any help is appreciated.<br><br>Rob

HC

I think those guides are going to be vehicle-specific; the number is going to be very different for a tall truck than for say a Honda Civic or other low-riding car. I once adjusted a car to the guide, and didn't like the results. What I do now is find a wall, make an initial adjustment (down in your case). Then drive around at night, trying both dims and brights. If you like it, leave it; if you don't, tweak and drive around a few more minutes. Repeat as necessary.<br><br>Step two of the process: Be alert for folks &quot;flashing&quot; you at night requesting you to dim your lights when you are already on dim. If this happens more than once, it is a sure sign you need to aim down another turn or two.<br><br>Final note: With a tall truck, if you pull up behind someone at night at a stoplight, turn off your headlights and turn on your fog-lights, at least until away from the light. There's already enough folks who hate big trucks and SUV's, I don't need to add to their numbers.

bulabula

I too would like to see that guide. <br><br>With my old truck, I used to tire of people flashing their brights at me when I was on low beam. I used a much less scientific method of parking the truck about 4 or 5 feet from a wall and illuminate the wall with the headlights. Mark the centroid of the beams. Then lower the beams around a half inch and try it for a few days and re-adjust if necessary (quarter inch or so either way...). <br><br>I've done this a few times, and you may find yourself enlightened on the current light assy alignment (sorry for the pun). Yes, the vehicle should be level, and wall vertical.

bulabula

What HC said!!

hotdram

Found a link that describes a headlight alignment method:<br><br>http://www.diynet.com/DIY/article/0,2058,2984,00.html<br><br>I am going to give this a try and see if it makes my alignment any better. Like HC said, I will then see if I am getting flashed by oncoming traffic.

hotdram

Don't know why the link doesn't work, but the url is just as it appears in my previous post.

BigBlue

Where are the screws to adjust the headlights? I've taken mine to the dealer 3 times to have them align it and they still haven't done it. &gt;

dodgeman01

Ther is one on the side and at the bottom of the headlight assembley. It takes a star head screw dirver to turn them If memory serves me correct.<br>DM01

BigBlue

Thanks.

Paul Winey

Hotdram:<br><br>Your link dropped the last several digits and .html<br><br>The full link is Head light alignment. Give it a try. Looked pretty simple and a good place to start.<br><br>Paul

1dslram

Your Dodge Manual had a very good section on Headlight aiming. It will work on your lifted truck.<br>Bruce