dandaz said:
chippi said:
obviously i could not prove this and ended up doing it myself with rope tied round all wheels and a measuring tape.
How did you do that?
Took me six months to gradually alter my tracking on my bus ,I went for the trail and error approach.....
To do the Old School method of front end alignment(akaDIY), you need a good easy to read tape measure , some string{long enough to reach front to rear plus some} and 2 thumb tacks. On flat surface ,rolled forward to per load the suspension ,
E-brake set.
You will want to pre-loosen the lock nuts on the near side tie rod & make sure that you can turn it to make the needed adjustments.
Attach the string with thumb tacks to the FAT part of the tread to the drivers side wheels,set the steering wheel
straight.The string needs to be touching the edges of both wheels,at 3 & 9 O'clock on both wheels[drivers side front & rear] {note this is now a fixed reference point to measure from}
(a) Measure form the inside front edge of the near side to the inside rear edge of the drivers side. Lets say it is 150"
(b) Measure from the inside front edge of the drivers side to the inside rear edge of the near side. Lets say it is 176"
Now shorten the near side tie rod & re check. Keep adjusting till you get closer to the 150" reading.Since you are moving
one of the referance points.{front edge of the near side wheel}
The reading will change from the 150" to more than that . The idea is to get the reading to be the same on both sides with
the drivers side.
As long as the string is in contact on the drivers side front & rear. This is now closer to being in track . To see how close
you are , move the string to the near side & see how close it is.
While this is NOT laser pin point accurate . It should keep you from wearing out those tires so fast.