Does anyone have any pictures as to what they have done to align their car themselves? I am looking to learn to do it in my garage and I want it to be accurate, not just eyeballing it. My car is just a DD but is seeing some mountain/track time. Also looking to use it on a friends drag car.

I have heard of people using a rod for toe measurements, but I really have no clue how to dial in camber other than just eyeballing it and contact patch after driving. I searched and didnt find anything, so I figured I would post. I was surprised that it wasnt a sticky or tutorial.

 

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=267237

 

thanks man, wish the pics were still up on it.

 

Here's a detailed DIY alignment with some pictures...

http://elantragtclub.tripod.com/elantra/id554.html

 

Nice find Bobby. I assume with all your extra garage space you will be setting something like this up now? I need to get a little setup at my place so I can start doing my own alignments.

I think that you can do without the conduit. Just tie the string to the jackstands directly. You can still check to make sure everything is square without them.

 

You have to use the conduit, otherwise, you can't properly square it up.

The conduit isn't there to just hold the string, it's there because you have to make sure that the distance between the strings on the front conduit is the same as the distance between the strings on the conduit in the back.

If you don't use the conduit and you simply set the string to be the same distance from the hub at all four corners, you could be left with a trapezoid because of the varying front and rear track widths.

The only way to get away without using conduit is to make sure the distance between the jackstands is exactly the same. That's just another measurement you're responsible for and it makes it harder to do without conduit.


Modified by ThoseDarnKids at 1:03 PM 9/10/2008

 

Are the front and rear track widths different on most Hondas?

I'm specifically interested in the Type R and the RSX S.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pcorad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are the front and rear track widths different on most Hondas?

I'm specifically interested in the Type R and the RSX S.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm 90% sure there is on the Type R. I don't know about the RSX.

The pictures of my DIY alignment are posted on another site. I don't remember which one...