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      Nov 2010
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      Ventura County CA
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      DIY Alignment: Am I doing it right?

      For my car, I can easily check camber by placing my angle cube on the end of the hub. From my research I understand caster can also be measured this way, but requires a bit more work to sweep the tires through a suitable steering angle. After looking at different tools and methods, I came up with a method and explain it in the following YouTube video. I'd love to get feedback on whether this method is correct and if there's anything I might need to do differently.






      In summary:
      - Start with suspension settled and car steering ahead
      - Drive onto folded-over trashbags to use as slip plates
      - Place tape on the ground parallel to the wheels to denote zero steering angle
      - Place tape on he ground 20degrees in either direction from zero steering angle using a protractor
      - Turn wheel 20 degrees one direction, measure camber, then repeat in other direction
      - Take the difference in camber measurements and multiply by 1.5 to get caster
      - Subtract driveway/garage floor slope (assumes car is level left to right, but driveway slopes down toward rear of car)

      I got the multiplication factor for the +/-20deg steering sweep based on the instructions for the Watkins Smart Camber tool which can be found here:
      https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...14+7-20-19.pdf
      Clint - '70 Nova "restomod" cruiser & autocross family car





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