Camber gauges
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Re: Camber gauges
I have yet to find a single camber guage that is actually accurate. the biggest issue is it needs to mount properly, which none do.
I personally just make sure I'm parked on a perfectly flat surface, I put a square against the wheel flat to the floor, measure height from floor to upper tire edge (same point on tire where square touches on bottom edge), measure distance from same tire edge to edge of square, then do the triangular math to calculate angle
I personally just make sure I'm parked on a perfectly flat surface, I put a square against the wheel flat to the floor, measure height from floor to upper tire edge (same point on tire where square touches on bottom edge), measure distance from same tire edge to edge of square, then do the triangular math to calculate angle
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Re: Camber gauges
I use a longacre bubble gauge with an adapter that sits on the flat edge of my wheels. Depending on exactly how accurate you want, then maybe get a digitial one. Mine measures in 1/4 degree increments.
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Re: Camber gauges
I use a longacre gauge, they have a bunch of different adapters available so you should be able to find something that fits on the hub/wheel.
Longacre Caster Camber Gauge 78264
Longacre Caster Camber Gauge 78264
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Re: Camber gauges
I've been using a very ghetto setup but with great results. Consists of a cheap Harbor Freight level that I cut down to the size of my wheels and tape a digital level to.
I used this method after a complete suspension tear down and overhaul. I took the car immediately to my alignment guy and his readings were very close to mine. He was actually very surprised how accurately I got my toe, caster and camber with such simple methods in my driveway. Most of his adjustments were due to corner balancing and re-adjusting the alignment accordingly.
I used this method after a complete suspension tear down and overhaul. I took the car immediately to my alignment guy and his readings were very close to mine. He was actually very surprised how accurately I got my toe, caster and camber with such simple methods in my driveway. Most of his adjustments were due to corner balancing and re-adjusting the alignment accordingly.
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Re: Camber gauges
I've been using a very ghetto setup but with great results. Consists of a cheap Harbor Freight level that I cut down to the size of my wheels and tape a digital level to.
I used this method after a complete suspension tear down and overhaul. I took the car immediately to my alignment guy and his readings were very close to mine. He was actually very surprised how accurately I got my toe, caster and camber with such simple methods in my driveway. Most of his adjustments were due to corner balancing and re-adjusting the alignment accordingly.
I used this method after a complete suspension tear down and overhaul. I took the car immediately to my alignment guy and his readings were very close to mine. He was actually very surprised how accurately I got my toe, caster and camber with such simple methods in my driveway. Most of his adjustments were due to corner balancing and re-adjusting the alignment accordingly.
If you don't have scale platforms, you can calibrate the angle finder to zero using the floor.
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