Mike,
I cut a piece of 1/4" plywood about 5" x12", such that the long edge when
pressed to the rim rests firmly against the top and bottom of the rim
without touching the tire. This gives you vertical panel of wood with one
face facing forward and one facing rearwards. On the side you choose for
the front, put a brad at the top in the center of the board. Tie a piece of
thread to the brad and a needle to the end of the thread such that the
needle doesn't hang below the bottom edge of the board. Now put a long edge
against a carpenter's level and insure that it is perfectly vertical, and
put a mark on the board where the tip of the needle points.
Settle the car suspension by rolling it forward and back a bit.
Now when you press this super-duper custom camber gauge to your rim, the
needle will hang down and point to a position to one side or the other of
your "0" mark. Mark the position on the board and then mark the position of
the other wheel as well. Now you know the difference between R and L sides,
and how each differs from vertical.
Works great, cheap or free, burns well come winter.
Glen
> The original Bugeye service manual says you can check the camber of the
> front wheels by dropping a plumb line from the top of the tire and
> compare the two sides. How scientific does it get? Wow! What do you
> guys use to measure camber? Is there a cheap gauge that you can buy for
> this? My left front wheel wears the outer edge of the tire tread
> prematurely and I would like to get this checked. There are no front
> alignment places around San Bernardino that can put my car on the
> alignment machine because the tires are too close together. The only
> place in town that could do it went out of business. I have sent to
> Winner's Circle for an adjustable nylatron top trunnion bushing to
> adjust the camber, but I'll have to know how much.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/spridgets
|