i aligned my 97 accord tonite in my garage.....car feel great now, no more pulling....

what do you guys think about diy aligment? good or not a good idea?

i used the string and my eyes to align the wheels sstraight.

 

close doesnt court, get a real alignment and save those new tires

 

heheheh......but alignment place dun have machine that can mount on my 18's

 

ive been doing the driveway alignment for yrs. screw an alignment shop.......

 

could you guys explain how to do this? i'd love to save a few $$. thanks!

 

Yeah im also interested in how this is done. Can you give a brief description ???

 

yes diy alignment is easy..
need a level ground,,,and need sum metal plates for your tires to sit on
need a long string that go from rear of the car to the front...

connect the string to a stand (jack stand). or any.

get a ruller.

make sure your steering wheel is staight...

need: 14mm wrench....and 17mm or 19mm wrench to loosen the steering wheel tie rod nut.

now...make sure your string is straight from the rear to the front...then use the ruller to measure how bad your toe in or toe out..

after that loosen the tie rod nut and spin that rod in or out to adjust..

(make sure your steering wheell is straight while u doing this.

 

check this out

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=597192

 

it's better than no alignment, but you'll never get it just right..... 1/2 a degree of camber is enough to eat your tires up depending on where it's at exactly....but some people are just cheap....$30 isn't that much......if it is, get a horse

 

sweet, thanks guys. I might try that next time my car starts pulling one way.

 

it's deffinately a lot better than no alignment, and for a lot of people getting a lowered car aligned is next to impossible, that and wheel size issues. It won't be as accurate as would a computer, but it's good enough for me...

- Nathan

 

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Agreed!