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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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I was wondering what kind of gage you do-it-yourself guys use to measure camber angle when you do front or rear wheel alignment setups. All the angle gages I've seen are construction type and aren't large enough to accurately read small degree changes. Any measurement tricks to set camber without expensive equipment?
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Sorry dudes! I got on the wrong forum. I meant to post in the C4 Tech. But I guess the question is still valid here as well.
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There are a number of companies out there that offer the tools to do so and you can pick them up from most racing supply houses.

Remember the biggest thing when doing this is make sure the car is level, and not doesn't just mean on a flat piece of road, but it has to be level to the world because that will change the numbers if you are looking at fractions of a degree.
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Thanks. Starting to get a few responses on some affordable tools. I know what I'm doing, just don't have any accurate way to measure what I'm doing.
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