[Healeys] Wheel Alignment

[Bob Spidell]

Yep. Get a tape measure and a friend or SO. Measure the distance from a point on a tire tread on one side of the front tire to the same point on the other front tire at the same height (usually, you can't go higher than about 6-8 inches). Repeat on the backside of the tire; same point on tread at approx. same height. This won't be absolutely accurate because due to camber the measurement would be different if you could measure at the center of the tire circumference, but it'll give you a ballpark idea. Alternatively, get a straight 2x4 and drill holes for vertical pointers and more-or-less repeat the process. 

Also, you can get a pretty good idea of camber using a digital level-- http://www.speedpartz.com/smarttool.htm --and a standoff bracket (measure at the rim bead, not at the sidewall because of the bulge). The SmartTool is surprisingly sensitive and, I presume, reasonably accurate. Be sure to account for any side-to-side slope of the car. 

Bob 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: STOCKLAND at aol.com 
To: healeys at autox.team.net 
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:50:50 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: [Healeys] Wheel Alignment 

Is there a simple way to check the toe in, toe out adjustment on the 3000 
Healey? 

Thanks, 

Jon