Interesting DIY Laser Alignment technique
 

Found this Setup for doing DIY alignments using lasers. Looks quite interesting http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...ml#post3098309

Found it while browsing another favorite site http://www.homemadetools.net/

Figured worth sharing :cheers:

very cool

great idea,i did the string alignment already but will take a couple of lasers and try this,should be an accurate double check.thanks for posting it.

I tried using the laser but I found my unit the line is not very straight, at least not as straight as using strings. Also I found the laser light not very sharp over a 20 ft distance. But the idea shows that it is not that difficult doing an alignment after a bit of practice. I found the hardest part is getting the lines square to the car and equal on both sides.

wow, love that site, may be my new favorite. Thanks for the link.

Jon here from HomemadeTools.net.

I know this thread is an old one, but thanks for the kind words :)

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I do nearly everthing needed for my cars. But, I don't do the 'infrequently needed' alignment thing. I leave that to the experts with the GOOD equipment.

Using four points from the chassis/frame, I used a plumb bob to locate said points to the floor after leveling car. I then found the center line of the four points and transferred that back to the chassis and for future use. While the c/l was still located on floor, I created two parrallel offsets to use in setting the alignment, tracking, & thrust angles.

Here's what I used in addition to a tape measurer fwiw.


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