easy camber setting?

[bozothenutter]

was reading up on the 10-10ths motorsport forum and a guy was asking about using these to set camber and caster
http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html

one of these and a straightedge...makes sense doesn't it.

Anybody on here ever used something like this?

 

[mr.pink87]

Might work for the camber. But mind that altering the camber will influence your toe setting aswell. You can't beat a proper laser alignment.

 

[AdamR]

Yeah I've used that, with a home made gauge/straightedge (bit of box with two long bolts through it, locked in place with nuts, so you can make sure they are the same height - then you can drill more sets of holes for different sized wheels).

As said, you need to adjust tracking separately though, for which I use one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trackace-...584?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ebe74c258. You will get told '4 wheel alignment is better' (which is true), but if you don't touch the rear...

 

[Sir_Dave]

I just use a spirit level (sometimes even the one on my iPhone) to set the camber lol ... then get the local garage to sort the toe out.

Rather amusingly, my method is usually fairly accurate.

 

[AdamR]

Rather amusingly, my method is usually fairly accurate.

And no reason for it not to be IMO - doing a good job with basic tools > doing a crap job with the best tools.

 

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As long as the floor its on is flat then they work fine , you can get frames to fit them on the wheel too .....

sorting toe is even easier , in fact the whole thing can be easily done with bits of string and a tape measure as well !!

 

[KevF182]

DIY for me too - then you can make adjustments to see what difference changes make.

If you've lots of patience, a methodical attitude, right-angled straight edges, a tape measure and some form of lazer-level to project to the rear wheels you can do static camber and toe accurately enough - not exacting, but round-about figures.