DIY wheel alignment

[ben73]

Guys, Has anyone bought this, or a similar manual?? http://www.melroset-tops.com/wheel_alignment_tools.htm Is it a worthwhile read? Ta, Ben.

[ben73]

ttt

[CentralCoaster]

I'm interested also. I'm thinking of using those little laser pens, and pointing at the garage door with em to get accurate measurements. :lurk:

[Frodo]

It's possible to do a pretty good 4 wheel alignment without expensive tools. I've been aligning my 89 coupe for about a year, after replacing my steering rack twice, and my tire wear is even and normal. Steering is quick and tracking is very good. Chris Teague wrote a good guide that I use. http://vettenet.org/align.html

[Aaron's 87]

You can align DIY if you're willing to put in the time. Camber is done with a level. Proper toe-in requires finding the center line of your car and using lots of chalk lines and a homemade tool. I haven't done caster, but I have an idea. Anyway, I'll never pay anyone to do it again. My car has never tracked as straight as it does now and had such good tire wear. The alignment shops have $20K machines for the job, but the guy doing the work only makes $8 an hour. When I did the whole thing myself, I found a lot of problems left from the "professional" shop.

[rocketfinger]

This is :cool:

Kinda like the proverbial 'guy who can align a race car perfectly using only a plumb-bob and pair of divining rods.'

I wanna be that guy.