[Fot] Alignment tools for TR6

[Scott Janzen]

It takes a while, but first level the four tire contact points - vinyl floor 
tiles or masonite work well.  Then get out a tape measure, plumb bob and 
tape, and determine the centerline of the car by dropping the plumb bob off 
the inner suspension points nd putting a tape line down the floor under the 
center of the car.  fron there you can measure off the centerline - for my 
formula ford with adjustable rod end suspension I could get the whole car 
aligned symetrically.  Toe fore and aft can now be determined by setting up 
jack stands at the four corners and running string down the sides of the car 
at wheel center height.  Now you have a line to measure off of to the 
leading and trailing edges of the wheels.  For camber, you have to get one 
of those a frame shaped digital camber/castor checkers - look in the ads in 
Sportscar or Grassroots Motorsports, or any of the race stuff suppliers - 
Truechoice, pegasus, others - and you'll find one.
It's slow and painstaking but if you are careful you can do a good job this 
way.  Of course, every time you jack up the car to make an adjustment you 
have to go back and re-set the car on the floor!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>
To: <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:52 PM
Subject: [Fot] Alignment tools for TR6


> What are some good (preferably cheap and/or homemade) alignment tools for
> toe and camber?  When the string is used to measure toe, what part of the
> car is it set up as parallel to?  Is this way of measuring toe better than
> measuring the tire/wheel comparing back to front?  Thanks for any tips 
> guys,
> Jim
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