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Nic Barnes
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How to methods without digital gauges? DIY style?
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spirit level?
IvIarkgraham
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6th Jun 12 at 12:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
leave earlier and book yourself in at demon tweeks on saturday morning?
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http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/diy-alignment-how-to-make-a-camber-caster-gauge.534269/
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Bit better...

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/chassis/hrdp_0411_wheel_alignment_guide/viewall.html

[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Gary]
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CAMBER

an angled board with a string and rope... with measured angles pre-written on the board.

Cost - free if you have the stuff lying around.

The weight on the string is a natural 'spirit level'.... you just meed to make sure your on flat level ground and you measure/mark the board level from the start
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PS, isn't this getting a little too serious Nic.

I thought it was all about the fun, and as you kinda suggested... being serious (about having fun) is no fun
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made a wee diagram to show what i tried to explain

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quote:
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PS, isn't this getting a little too serious Nic.

I thought it was all about the fun, and as you kinda suggested... being serious (about having fun) is no fun


But DIY camber/caster is fun
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have you got a smartphone you can get an app for camber
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quote:
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have you got a smartphone you can get an app for camber


I leveled something with an iphone level once. Would have been better using a brick. Piece of shit.
Nic Barnes
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It's more the caster I'm concerned with. Will make educated guesses I think.
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There's places that do a gauge you can put on the wheels for about 40 quid mate meant to be fairly accurate too!
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
made a wee diagram to show what i tried to explain



if you made that, then you sir are legendary explains it perfectly
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aye, 5mins in MS word
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
leave earlier and book yourself in at demon tweeks on saturday morning?


Carlisle to Wrexham to Poddington? Really?!
Nic Barnes
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just going to use northern methods of setting it for now. hopefully we will get a new computer at work in shortly and i will do it with the lasers then.
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Guess work and 'that'll do kid' always works for me
Nic Barnes
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yup. although I'm sure my mate will knock up some contraption to sort it out. he is good like that.
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Black boots in milton keynes? Very good and very knowledgeable
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
leave earlier and book yourself in at demon tweeks on saturday morning?


Carlisle to Wrexham to Poddington? Really?!


About a 20 minute detour
Nic Barnes
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will be right ivi will get it sorted tomorrow night somehow. can't be bothered leaving any earlier than 7am on saturday really. thats early enough.
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Use your magic wand on it you wizard
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
made a wee diagram to show what i tried to explain



this diagram is perfect even i understand it

 
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