sammini7
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| posted on 28/3/20 at 03:31 PM |
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Camber and Tracking Equipment
Hi, hope everyone is well considering these strange and worrying times, can anyone advise on equipment that can be purchased to set camber and
tracking on my kit car build?
Thanks in advance
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 28/3/20 at 03:52 PM |
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I have done it using tape measure, string, lengths of metal (rather than wood)
Camber gauge a simple bit of plywood with a bit of string and weight.
All very simple, plenty of DIY guides out there. And you get to actually measure what you are doing. And it costs nothing....
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 28/3/20 at 05:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
I have done it using tape measure, string, lengths of metal (rather than wood)
Camber gauge a simple bit of plywood with a bit of string and weight.
All very simple, plenty of DIY guides out there. And you get to actually measure what you are doing. And it costs nothing....
a tip I heard
(on here) was 'fluorescent fishing line' is easier than string
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matty h
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| posted on 28/3/20 at 08:01 PM |
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I use a digital angle gauge and angline for camber and fishing wire and two lengths of conduit with grooves cut in them seemed to work well. Level
ground is the most important thing.
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907
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| posted on 29/3/20 at 04:47 AM |
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I also use a digital angle gauge for camber.
If you place it on a chassis cross member and set it to zero you can measure camber angles even if the ground is not level.
Any device that has a bubble in it does rely on the ground being level.
See pic.
For track (toe in/out) I have a box section welded frame with a digital vernier fixed to it. See more pics.
Paul G
 
Digi angle gauge
 
Description
 
Description
[Edited on 29/3/20 by 907]
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steve m
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| posted on 29/3/20 at 08:11 AM |
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I made a tracking gauge exactly like Pauls in the two pics above, although I did add two horizontal feet each end
to stop it falling over
I also bought one of the following, for castor and camber, and it was an excellent purchase, and been used on my old 7 and
a couple of friends cars
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adjustable-For-Car-Truck-Magnetic-Gauge-Tool-Camber-Castor-Strut-Wheel-Alignment/163871461980?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=i
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Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 29/3/20 at 10:32 AM |
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Good point on the digital angle box/gauge. I bought an ebay cheapy one to measure prop angles (yay, 2 days work and down to 3 degrees) so I can use
that for camber/castor. Should be easier than my bob weight.
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sammini7
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| posted on 29/3/20 at 06:00 PM |
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Thank you for all your help, much appreciated.
Sam
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