alignment plate for Toe
#1
alignment plate for Toe
i have read and searched and read some more,
I made a pair of these this weekend, and i already have the camber board. This seem to work well, (i think) i will see when i go in Tuesday and get the final real results. The plate is 2 pieces of plexiglass with a degree wheel. There is grease in the middle of the two plexiglass to allow then to rotate with the wheel.
But after installing my camber/toe arms, i seem to be sitting 2 degrees toe out on both rear wheels. and rear camber was -2.4 drivers and -2.9 passenger
My final choice and set up was,
camber rear 1.7
toe in .5
I did not check anything up front, i was just shooting for the rear to see how accurate/close i was..
How i started with my initial toe was to find center of car front and back, to have a solid line, and measure same height front/back of rear tire. This showed me that my tires were pointing out. I am assuming, that i had to set my toe plate to the degree it was off, to allow for the adjustment to be made. following me?? once the wheels were on the board, i adjusted camber first, (watched my toe move out more) and then i set the toe.
What are your opinions, on this plate that i made/used, any easier method of getting the degree of toe before i started anything?
I made a pair of these this weekend, and i already have the camber board. This seem to work well, (i think) i will see when i go in Tuesday and get the final real results. The plate is 2 pieces of plexiglass with a degree wheel. There is grease in the middle of the two plexiglass to allow then to rotate with the wheel.
But after installing my camber/toe arms, i seem to be sitting 2 degrees toe out on both rear wheels. and rear camber was -2.4 drivers and -2.9 passenger
My final choice and set up was,
camber rear 1.7
toe in .5
I did not check anything up front, i was just shooting for the rear to see how accurate/close i was..
How i started with my initial toe was to find center of car front and back, to have a solid line, and measure same height front/back of rear tire. This showed me that my tires were pointing out. I am assuming, that i had to set my toe plate to the degree it was off, to allow for the adjustment to be made. following me?? once the wheels were on the board, i adjusted camber first, (watched my toe move out more) and then i set the toe.
What are your opinions, on this plate that i made/used, any easier method of getting the degree of toe before i started anything?
#3
I used (2) 2x4, cut to 3 1/2'' i placed them on each side of the wheel, drew a line, then found center of the tire. After finding center of the car i had a solid measurement for front and back of tire.
I want to say i had from center of car to front of pass. rear tire was 78mm, and the rear of pass. tire was 75mm, something among those measurements. and 79mm and 76mm on other side of car i think,
I want to say i had from center of car to front of pass. rear tire was 78mm, and the rear of pass. tire was 75mm, something among those measurements. and 79mm and 76mm on other side of car i think,
#4
BECAUSE RACECAR
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Just a warning though, you're going to annihilate your tires with 0.5 degrees toe in running that much camber.
Another option is to shell out for the lifetime alignment deal at Firestone. I've tried DIY alignment but the tolerances are so low I'd rather have it on a rack. I paid 160 bucks and have had the car aligned 7 times so far. (Trying out different track alignments.)
Another option is to shell out for the lifetime alignment deal at Firestone. I've tried DIY alignment but the tolerances are so low I'd rather have it on a rack. I paid 160 bucks and have had the car aligned 7 times so far. (Trying out different track alignments.)
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