beaver34
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 07:39 PM |
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tracking
Hi guys,
What do you people use to track your cars up? Is it worth buying the kit so I can do when I like or do most just take it down to local wheel place
I need to get it something like in the garage before I drive it anywhere
Thanks
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MK9R
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
Hi guys,
What do you people use to track your cars up? Is it worth buying the kit so I can do when I like or do most just take it down to local wheel place
I need to get it something like in the garage before I drive it anywhere
Thanks
I use trackace (see link below), its well priced, its amazingly simple, repeatable and self calibrating. Mention me and you will get a discount 
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 08:29 PM |
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2 bricks, 2 lengths of steel box section, a tape measure. If wood was available straight that will do rather than steel box....
I use 800mm lengths, needs to be longer than the tyres at brick height. Think they were part of a steel-framed skool table.
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MK9R
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 08:40 PM |
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Used the string box, straight edges, rulers, cheap lasers, etc, but the trackace beats them hands down for repetability and ease of use, and its more
accurate. All for the sake of £70 just buy the trackace if you are serious about doing your alignment. Happy to demonsstrate the kit if you com to a
race day or my house.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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whitestu
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 08:41 PM |
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I use a Gunsons trackrite, which you drive over to get a reading. Seems to work perfectly and cost about £40.
Stu
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austin man
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 08:45 PM |
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I used a tape measure s couple of blocks of wood and a laser spirit level car drives as straight as a die no noticeable tyre wear, self centres.
centre the wheels, place block of wood up to wheel tread mark a set distance fom the block of wood (both wheels) do the same to the rear of the wheels
then place the laser level oflat to the rim of the wheel you may need to make a small spacer to clear the wheel. Then mark on the line where the laser
hits it both front and rear of the wheel. Measure the distance between the two then start to adjust the track rod in or out to suit
Hope that makes sense
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/10/12 at 06:23 AM |
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For 4 wheel alignment I use 4 axle stands (or similar), fine nylon string, tape measure, steel rule.
Put the 4 stands at the corners of car and put the string either side running front to rear level with the hub centres.
The string now needs to be set parallel to the car using the distance to wheel centre as a reference. Differences in axle widths should be allowed for
by measuring with a tape measure front and rear so the string is parallel and close to the wheels without touching anywhere. You can then use the
steel rule (or tape measure) to check the tracking on all 4 wheels and make adjustments without touching string.
I then use my 'old school' Dunlop tracking gauge to check the front and rear independantely against the 'string' results,
which is always fine 
BTW - There was a proper guide by Ralph Hoosier for doing this in Practical Classics a while back.
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couch22k
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| posted on 4/10/12 at 07:47 AM |
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There's a guy on here who does it in Sheffield (barraw).
Think he was charging £40 for the set up. Linky
Steve
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 4/10/12 at 08:07 AM |
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Same as MK9R, I have one of those too and find it really easy to use. Seems to work for my Locost anyhow.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/10/12 at 08:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by couch22k
There's a guy on here who does it in Sheffield (barraw).
Think he was charging £40 for the set up. Linky
Steve
That is good!!  It's Donny not Sheffield, but near enough
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phelpsa
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| posted on 4/10/12 at 08:39 AM |
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String box.
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barraw
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 09:16 PM |
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Yep, I'm around most Saturdays and Sunday. I was setup at Blyton Park track last weekend in the hanger setting up the 4-wheel laser alignment
and corner weighting.
It's an ideal situation because people can try out different settings, like a bit more toe or camber, do a few laps then get me to make a few
tweaks. It went really well.
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bumpy
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| posted on 10/10/12 at 11:28 AM |
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If a Sierra front axle is grafted on a kit car do all the doner alignment figures still apply?
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 10/10/12 at 12:18 PM |
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Anyone compared the trackrite/trackace etc sort of things against a proper 4 wheel alignment? I wasn't happy with the feeling of my tintop after
two consecutive trackings being done (and I watched the guys and couldn't see a fault with their method) but when it went on the 4 wheel rig
they showed me the front end was notably different to the readout from the other two, and it fixed it. I've been considering buying something
similar myself but wasn't sure of the accuracy.
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