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Geo
Geo
After a bit of thought and research (searching the web at work) ive made a frame for 4 wheel alignment based on the string method, basically its a square ally frame which fits round the car, its centred on the wheel centres to give two parallel bars, from where you can measure the toe on all 4 wheels at once with a digital caliper, spent a bit of time setting it up and checking today with surprising results, anyone want a shot ?
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Re: Geo
I did a check with dunlop type gauges last time set the front parallel and checked the rear which was 3mm toe in overall which i thought
was fair at around 1.5 per side took it to trackscotland day in nov and it felt unpredictable tending to oversteer but it was wet and not a very good day to judge any way after spending a lot of time setting up the frame yesterday i found the front 0.5mm toe in and the rear 3.5 toe in but .. this was actually rlh 1.5 toe out and l/h 5mm toe in !
I have also replaced one shim each side on front camber to try and eliminate the tramlining a bit, its a nice day so im off for a run to see how it drives.
was fair at around 1.5 per side took it to trackscotland day in nov and it felt unpredictable tending to oversteer but it was wet and not a very good day to judge any way after spending a lot of time setting up the frame yesterday i found the front 0.5mm toe in and the rear 3.5 toe in but .. this was actually rlh 1.5 toe out and l/h 5mm toe in !
I have also replaced one shim each side on front camber to try and eliminate the tramlining a bit, its a nice day so im off for a run to see how it drives.
Re: Geo
Awesome work sir - if you were a tad closer, I'd have Elaine's car over for a check asap, as I'm sure it's all over the place...
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1990 Honda VFR400 NC30
2000 Honda VTR1000 SP1
2000 Kawasaki ZX-7R
Re: Geo
great effort....and its not as easy as it might seem.....
was wondering did you measure with a half tank of fuel and driver?
leigh
was wondering did you measure with a half tank of fuel and driver?
leighcaptian james t kirk-i am sorry i cant hear you, over the sound of how awesome i am-
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Re: Geo
It had around half a tank of fuel, but I couldnt find a voluanteer or suitable sack of tatties to use as a driver, It was intended to be an initial check to see if the rear toe was right and to note the settings because I am going to upgrade the toe links soon (another thread coming up) and wanted a benchmark to return to, so next time I will try to check it both loaded and unloaded to see what the difference is .
Anyway, run went well today, if anything car seems less sharp at front end, maybe needs a camber compromise so I have cut some 0.5 mm shims and will try them in see if it helps.
Cheers
Stevie
Anyway, run went well today, if anything car seems less sharp at front end, maybe needs a camber compromise so I have cut some 0.5 mm shims and will try them in see if it helps.
Cheers
Stevie