Outer Limits 4x4 Board

anyone on here do their own at home?

Is there a way to be able to do one without specialist tools?

Cheers

Craig

Craig,

I used to do alignments for Bridgestone, sure you can "do" them yourself with a piece of string and spanners, however it's never much of a job. I think i got it pretty much right doing it that way once. If your really concerned take it somewhere where they can track all four wheels using a laser set up, cause those mobs that just adjust the toe set up on the front can't tell if there is a possible tracking problem from the rear diff being out or bent.

Why in particular did you want it done?
pulls when driving/uneven wear/etc...

If you drive a large 4bee the toe settings are quite easy to do.

Measure with a tape measure between rim edge about a foot off the ground behind axle.
Roll vehicle back until same spot is at the front. Measure again.

Difference is toe in or out as required.
Even more accurate if you measure from tread area, ie wedge a bit of wood in and repeat above.

Bazzle

Not a full wheel (front and rear) alignment at home (pita on a leaf sprung truck, cake on a coily with adjustable links) but a front alignment (toe in/out) is easy.

1 Get the specs for your toe in, ie 1, 2 mm toe in etc. Park the car on a large flat surface.

2 Place the wheels in the straight ahead position.

3 jack up the front diff until the wheels are just off the ground (to spin freely)

4 Spin the tyres by hand, and as they rotate, make a line down the centre of the tread area with a piece of tyre chalk, do this for both tyres.

5 Drop the rig back to the ground.

6 take a tape measure and mark a cross point on the tread half way up the tyre, ie across the line you just made around the tread.

7 measure this distance between the two cross points of each tyre.

8 move the rig forward, until the cross point is the same distance from the ground as in '6' above.

9 measure the distance between the two cross points of each tyre, this will give you the tow in/out measurement. from there you can adjust the toe adjustment with the tie rod.

This logical method will allow for buckled rims, and is a simple method to do at home with basic tools.

MQ080 wrote:Craig,

I used to do alignments for Bridgestone....

bwahahahaha you mean you used to watch while Tim did alignments?

Cheers guys, was really just wondering whats involved. Might just be easier for me to go to an alignment place!

Thanks

dumbdunce wrote:

MQ080 wrote:Craig,

I used to do alignments for Bridgestone....

bwahahahaha you mean you used to watch while Tim did alignments?

No team special, he was elsewhere, remember... are you still upset at the "$10 inspection fee"?