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I am working on doing my own alignment as well. There is much information on the net about how to do this. I am making up a hanger for the strings similar to the one shown in the link below for a Porsche. This is a pretty nice system for the toe.
http://www.smartracingproducts.com/alignment.htm I also found another nice write on the site below. http://elantragtclub.com/elantra/id554.html Alignment is an issue with my SVX as I always hit pot holes and seem to get uneven wear on my tires. Oh yeah, that tire wear that was I am thinking of is mostly from bad front wheel bearings. Well anyway they took about 2 yeasr to get bad enough to effect handling and noise. Take care of that SVX, John
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woah, those systems look like they would work too.... but you would have to get some stuff not very common around the house(million foot level) all in all your still taking the same measurements, just more steps to get them.
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Oh yeah there are many ways to do this. How about it? The conduit front and back for holding the lines saves time since it is at a fixed distance front and back.
Take care of that SVX, John
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Hey! You know that if I live in Las Vegas I would have a really difficult time not speeding as fast as I could on all those straight roads out there
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well, you'd learn after the first time. we have really crappy(rough, ALWAYS under construction) roads here, s*@T would start falling apart quicker on the SVX.... now when i lived in Phoenix that's a differnt story.....uber smooth roads, rubberized asphalt freeways(smoothest/quietest EVER!) more tickets there than anywhere else. come to think of it i haven't had a ticket since i left there(knock on wood), i even bought a faster car! that might be from all the photo radar PHX uses though.
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Do you think it would be doable with all 4 wheels off the ground? I don't have the tiles but i have jack stands to do this, thought it might be easier.
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i don't think you'll be able to fine tune like that. as long as you have a pretty flat surface (garage floor) you'll be fine. you want to get it set up with all the loads that will normally be on it. if you mean you don't have sliders, no problem, string it up, measure, adjust, test drive, restring and measure. you may just have to keep adjusting but eventually you'll get it. don't be surprised if it takes a little longer, at least it will be right.
Last edited by lilbrudder; 03-13-2008 at 08:19 PM. |
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Alignment can NOT must NOT be done with the wheels off the ground. Also refer the previous post.
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Re: DIY alignment worked great!
Reviving an old thread...so if the front track width is 1501mm and the rear width is 1481mm, when establishing a measuring reference point for toe I could set the measuring line at 100mm from the centercap and at 80mm from the rear centercap?
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Re: DIY alignment worked great!
I remember being told an old trick for easy adjustment of the toe in and toe out. Get metal plates atleast as big as your tire foot print slightly bigger is better you want a total of 4 plates (2 per front tire) pour oil on one plate and then put the other plate on top then drive the car over the plates. I have heard of just regular engine oil or a heavy weight gear oil being used but basically it allows the wheels to rotate easily when doing the adjustment. Cheap turn tables!
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