froggy47

I recently set alignment and wanted to set toe WITHOUT JACKING several times so I tried this and it came out pretty well based on auto results & street driving.

The only error I think is being on the ramps prevented the wheels from freely moving as I adjusted, still came out ok.

Next time I need the tire on a flat slippery surface.

The only question I have is the slope of being on ramps one end and not the other.

The strings are dead nuts off the axles and I think that is all that matters for toe.

I don't think the left/right garage floor leveling needs to be done for toe either.

NOT talking about camber/caster here.

So you think the slope thing is ok or am I missing some principle of alignment?






If you have never done your own alignment, please don't drift the threat with theoretical comments, or what your alignment guy/ bartender/ Pep Boy checkout clerk said about alignments.

ben dover

As long as the ramped wheels are roughly (+-1") the same height, you shouldn't be putting any excess loading on the toe.

drivinhard

In my experience, the rear toe seems more sensitive to height (load) than the front. In the rear, it will vary by 1/16th just adding/taking away a 200 lb driver. The front, not so much.

sperkins

I agree, but I don't pretend to know why. Not too long ago I wanted to find out exactly where the weight went when the driver was added to an empty car. Here are the splits when adding a 193lb driver:

LF = 33.3%
RF = 5.6%
LR = 39.6%
RR = 21.5%

It seems like the front would have a tendency to vary as well since it took on 33% of the weight in the example above, but it just doesn't.

froggy47

Thanks all,