Self alignmnet rack per say
06-17-2010 | 09:57 AM
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Burning Brakes
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Self alignmnet rack per say
Borrowed a stand alone set of steel ramps(kwick lift) and placed em under my 2 post lift and then lowered my car on to them for my alignment and ride height adjustment. Worked out pretty good i think.
Basically I shimmed the ramps so they were level front to back and left to right. May be borrowing some scales to fine tune / corner balance but probably not this go round.
Figured i would post a photo, I believe these ramps run for about a grand and setup was pretty easy.
Tom
Basically I shimmed the ramps so they were level front to back and left to right. May be borrowing some scales to fine tune / corner balance but probably not this go round.
Figured i would post a photo, I believe these ramps run for about a grand and setup was pretty easy.
Tom
06-17-2010 | 10:24 AM
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I've found that vinyl floor tiles from Home Depot work great to level things (and I use a bucket of water, a piece of tubing, and a tape measure as a an "Egyptian water level" to figure out how many I need under each wheel).
06-17-2010 | 10:57 AM
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06-17-2010 | 01:29 PM
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06-17-2010 | 02:30 PM
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If you lifted the car and then set it down you did not get an accurate alignment. You need slip plates to make sure the suspension did not bind up. You can make slip plates with large gallon zip lock bag and some dish soap.
06-17-2010 | 02:56 PM
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Burning Brakes
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I had four pads of plywood and when I sat the car down on them, the front tires slid out pretty good as the a arms began to lift. Then i went to each corner and pushed the bumper down several times to settle the suspension.
Maybe for future alignments I need something more slippery though but i'll run with what i have for now since beaver run is next weekend and i still have more little things to get done.
tom
Maybe for future alignments I need something more slippery though but i'll run with what i have for now since beaver run is next weekend and i still have more little things to get done.
tom
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06-17-2010 | 07:32 PM
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I had four pads of plywood and when I sat the car down on them, the front tires slid out pretty good as the a arms began to lift. Then i went to each corner and pushed the bumper down several times to settle the suspension.
Maybe for future alignments I need something more slippery though but i'll run with what i have for now since beaver run is next weekend and i still have more little things to get done.
tom
Maybe for future alignments I need something more slippery though but i'll run with what i have for now since beaver run is next weekend and i still have more little things to get done.
tom
You could be ok, but for track aligment any suspension binding will cause problems. I used to think bouncing would work, but I have tried it and my alignment has moved. So now I don't even trust slip plates as I perfer to drive the car around the block to let thing settle down. This critical for corner balancing,camber, and rear toe. Not such a bid deal for front toe as you can move the steering wheel to get things to settle out some and you can adjust toe on the ground even on lower race car. Long arm help though.
