gkull

What is the best sub $500 alignment tool for doing your own home camber, caster, and toe

juanvaldez

You can get some toe plates for around $60 bucks. Buy a Wixey Type 1 angle guage directly from Wixey for around $40. The ones you see on ebay and such are usually Type 2. Make a straight edge for the wheel from some 1/2 square steel tube for Lowes. You can buy the fancy thing from Longacre that does the same thing.

forman

download tremic tool box and dial it in for free

Street Rat

I'm kinda slow so I went with the Longacre tools. I got it as close as I thought I could. Not too sure about the front. I added Global West upper control arms. Then I took her to my favorite alignment shop to have her fine tuned . He said my numbers were extremely close. Very pleased with the tools although very pricey.

resdoggie

I got the Longacre for a Xmas gift this past year. I have taken measurements but have yet to do any adjustments. I also bought their their toe plate kit. That works fine as far as I can tell. It's very quick to set up as opposed to laying out strings, setting up lasers, etc. Thus far, I'm very happy with all of it. I also made up my own plates from plexiglass for caster adjustment which I think will work fine based on only one measurement with the Longacre apparatus.

I got these tools based on my experience with three alignments last summer - two on my 2013 CTS-V coupe and my vette. Not happy with any of the results. Inside tire wear on CTS-V. Still getting wear. My vette wasn't aligned the way I asked using my alignment specs from Vette Brakes. So, *** it. Got the kit from Longacre. It will pay for itself having more than one vehicle and will be accurate enough. I don't need toe measurements accurate to within a 1/100" or caster/camber +/- 1/100* like an alignment shop can provide. That's overkill.

427Hotrod

I'm using the QuickTrick system.

https://www.quicktrickalignment.com/

Several options available...worked great for me. Great people to deal with. Ask for Tess....tell her I sent you.

JIM

gkull

Jim do you have the pro version for 298 dollars

ronarndt

I bought the QuickTricks system. It uses the old school method before everything went to electronics. It's a little slow, but works.

427Hotrod

Yes...I've got the Pro with the added slip plates. I had to add some extensions to clear my fenders during caster ck's with my wheela, but no biggee.


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JIM