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""Couldn't be further from hi-tech!"
""Couldn't be further from hi-tech!"
No shame here... Laser 4 wheel alignment, who needs that newfangled nonsense!?
A sprit level, an angle measuring tool, a pair of (sort of stolen) road sign posts, a couple of workmates, a tape measure and a really old builders stringline is all we needed to get the alignment *perfect*. It took ages to get the 2 lines on either side of the car parallel but it's relatively plain sailing after that.
Edit 2 hours later: The alignment isn't spot on but its not bad, and when its on the road we will take it somewhere to get it done properly... by a pro. But it's good enough for us at this stage.
What we are aiming f0r...
Front
Caster - Chassis is designed so top wishbone sits further back than bottom wishbone giving self aligning torque, ~11 degrees positive
Toe - 0.4 degree negative
Camber - 1.5 degree negative
Chassis height - 120mm
Shock - 8 clicks
Tyre pressure - 20psi
Rear
Toe - 0.4 degree negative
Camber - 1.5 degree negative
Chassis height - 130mm (slight rake is beneficial 10-15mm higher at back)
Shock - 8 clicks
Tyre pressure - 20psi
We are setting our ride height slightly higher than the recommended 110-120 so we have a better chance over speed bumps as our car is going to be predominantly for road use. Obviously we cant set the ride height until the car is on the ground but it makes sense to put all the figures in one place...
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