Alignment Guy is retarded....

[e3089]

This thread has morphed into American History. :up:

[ADlBOO]

So much win!!!

Off-topic but back on topic: where can I acquire these "toe-boards"?

[e3089]

all we do is win win win!

[kickinindian]

where can I acquire these "toe-boards"?

bumping again!!

[LJ851]

So much win!!!

Off-topic but back on topic: where can I acquire these "toe-boards"?

bumping again!!

This is what you want.

http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/item.asp?id=152&catid=5

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[JasonC]

oh good, racism is still going strong
i was worried since missippi just recently abolished slavery, thats not a joke, its real

yeah, i figured once that last nail that missippi was holding things altogether with was lost,,,,well you fill in the blank...

and i got even more worried whe the harlem shuffle outbreak hit....

but thanks bmwguy325is for showing me there is still 'hope'.



if only you could post a conferate fag waving in the breeze behind this ...... oh sweet dream......



i see youre in utah...what a shocker there.. you vote for romney becuase he was the best candidate
not cause he was white
not cause he belongs your cult. are you the cult that believes some alien zorg dumped in a volocano 20 billions years ago or are you the cult of the guy who found some solid gold tablets that only he could read that said 12 year old wives were ok? sorry i get my religious crazy groups all mixed up cause i throw them all in together, sort of like my screwdriver drawer in the tool box.
i'd call you a douche bag but dbags get near waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles and serve a purpose.
youre just a waste of a sperm cell. your dad should have shot that load on the wall

This kind of attack against a board member isn't needed on here. See you in a week.

[funcrew]

This is what you want.

http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/item.asp?id=152&catid=5

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This. It's cheap, DIY, easy to understand, and gives you complete control over the only adjustment in a stock E30 suspension. Just make sure your wife gives back the tape measure after she borrows it, 'cause you need 2 identical ones from the same manufacturing lot.

[kickinindian]

thanks LJ851 for the link!

also thanks for the timeout JasonC

[Earendil]

Since toe is the only adjustment possible on a stock E30, i personally have no idea why anyone would go to an alignment shop ever.

For the price of one alignment you could buy a set of toe boards and adjust your own toe forever and ever, it is not difficult at all.

Last I read up on home brew alignments, a level surface was required. Of my last 3 houses I lived in, one had a sloped gravel drive way and the other hand a tilted short little paced spot. I finally have a place with a garage so this is at least possible, but my guess is that "most people" don't do enough to their suspension to warrant doing alignments with any sort of frequency :)

What's that saying? Something about a pot calling a kettle black, I think?

He said "black"! Racist!

[zig553]

oh good, racism is still going strong
i was worried since missippi just recently abolished slavery, thats not a joke, its real

yeah, i figured once that last nail that missippi was holding things altogether with was lost,,,,well you fill in the blank...

and i got even more worried whe the harlem shuffle outbreak hit....

but thanks bmwguy325is for showing me there is still 'hope'.



if only you could post a conferate fag waving in the breeze behind this ...... oh sweet dream......



i see youre in utah...what a shocker there.. you vote for romney becuase he was the best candidate
not cause he was white
not cause he belongs your cult. are you the cult that believes some alien zorg dumped in a volocano 20 billions years ago or are you the cult of the guy who found some solid gold tablets that only he could read that said 12 year old wives were ok? sorry i get my religious crazy groups all mixed up cause i throw them all in together, sort of like my screwdriver drawer in the tool box.
i'd call you a douche bag but dbags get near waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles and serve a purpose.
youre just a waste of a sperm cell. your dad should have shot that load on the wall

What the hell are you talking about?

[AndrewBird]

FYI, unless you measure off the wheel and not the tire, a tape measure alignment will not be very accurate. I used a few piece of wood trim taped to my tires once (tires were wider then the wheels) to get it close to drive to the alignment shop. Got it perfect down to the 1/32" and was off almost 2º. Not to mention, using boards doesn't take into account if the amount of toe is equal or not.

[LJ851]

FYI, unless you measure off the wheel and not the tire, a tape measure alignment will not be very accurate. I used a few piece of wood trim taped to my tires once (tires were wider then the wheels) to get it close to drive to the alignment shop. Got it perfect down to the 1/32" and was off almost 2º. Not to mention, using boards doesn't take into account if the amount of toe is equal or not.

I'm going to have to disagree with you. I'm not sure how you were so inaccurate with your set up but i have been using this method for years and it is very accurate.Maybe you had a slightly bent wheel?

I have had the adjustments verified on state of the art alignment racks and they are well within spec. That goes for complete 4 wheel alignments with camber, castor, and toe (911) using only string and jack stands. My experience is that it is as accurate as i want it to be.



As far toe being equal that is what the steering wheel is for. If you didn't center the wheel when you started (toe boards or fancy alignment rack) you only have yourself to blame.

[Vivek]

So basically, you measure the front and the back of the boards and the difference is the toe in, and you adjust your tie rods to whatever you want it to be? Do you do it off the ground or on Ramps?

[chadthestampede]

So basically, you measure the front and the back of the boards and the difference is the toe in, and you adjust your tie rods to whatever you want it to be? Do you do it off the ground or on Ramps?

You measure the front and back of the boards and adjust the tie rods until they have the same measurement.

Off the ground will give you an inaccurate reading and be impossible. Ideally on a level surface possibly with something under the wheels to help them rotate when you adjust the tie rods.

A video demonstrating their use:

[funcrew]

So basically, you measure the front and the back of the boards and the difference is the toe in, and you adjust your tie rods to whatever you want it to be? Do you do it off the ground or on Ramps?

You drive the car onto a level concrete surface and gently stop. The suspension has to be completely settled to get an accurate reading.