A piece of square tubing a little wider than your track, with verticals
welded on each end (again a litle wider that the outside edge of the
tires). This then becomes your fixed measuring point, lay it on the ground
under the car, rotate the verticals up, and measure in form each end (like
the string method)
A little math, and presto, instant toe!
Stan (I still use the Bulders square and tape on the ground - too lazy to
make the 2 welds)
At 11:02 AM 3/23/99 -0600, Eric Linnhoff wrote:
>How-doo-yadoo.
>
>I'm tired of paying someone else $50 for an alignment every time I wanna
>try soemthing different. Does anyone attempt to do their own alignments
>at home?
>
>The camber's easy, I just max it on both sides. But how do you measure
>your toe, in or out? I've tried the duct-tape, thumbtack and string
>method but can't find any suitable string that either isn't sag-prone or
>stretches too much to give accurate reading. Anybody got any ideas on
>fabricating a semi-rigid mesuring device that also happens to be cheap?
>
>Oh yeah, one more thing. Is the castor adjustable on Neons or not? How
>do you measure it and/or adjust it at home?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>See you on course.
>
>Eric Linnhoff in KC
>#69DS TLS #13
>'98 Neon R/T
><eric10mm@qni.com>
>
>You jump in front of my car When you know all the time
>That 90 miles an hour Girl Is the speed I drive
>You tell me it's all right You don't mind a little pain
>You say you just want me to take you for a drive
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