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Old 10-22-2010 | 09:06 AM
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Default RE: How to do a wheel alignment...

Other than working on a level, flat surface, always remember to do this with your battery pack in the car as an unweighted car will set up differently than one that is fully loaded.

- To adjust the <u>toe-in/toe-out</u>, the essential tools are:Tape measure or Ruler, and depending on your vehicle the appropriate Turnbuckle Adjusting tool/wrench. Compare the measurement taken at the outer edge (or middle seam) of the tires at the front of the tires, and compare it to the measurement obtained at the rear of the front tires. A small amount, 1/8th of an inch, of toe-out is usually preferable, and allows the car to track straight easier. (Toe-out is when the distance measure between tires is greater in front than it is in the rear. Toe-in is the oppposite).
- To adjust the <u>camber angle</u>, the essential tool is a camber guage (several companies make these, Proline, Duratrax). Most kits have a starting point or factory settinglisted in their instruction/user manual. A small amount, a few degrees (2 or 3),of negative camber (tires leaning in if looking from the top of the vehicle)is usually preferable.


* As far as specific links goes, I'm sure there out there on a veritable plethora of websites. A simple Google search should find them for you.