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Camber/castor gauge - anyone used one?

Hilux

Hilux

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Hi

I want to set/reset and generally play around with settings so I`m thinking of a camber/caster gauge until I can run to/afford adjustable top mounts.

I just cant quite get my head around the spirit level ones that stick to discs. With the tyres off and the car on stands doesnt this assume that 1) the floor/ground and 2) the car is absolutely totally completely level at both sides or the bubble gauges are meaningless.

Isnt it best with the cars weight on the wheels in which case the magnetic gauges are useless or is it fact that fully unloaded suspension is ok to adust camber on?

I`m sure I`m missing something here so hope someone will tell me I`m mad (or not)
 
Glad Im not the only one who has gone round that circle of thought. Ive been playing altering a bit at a time using a sprit level only as a relative instrumrent to see the adjustments Im making.
Ill be watching the thread!
Mike
 
I made my owner camber gauge using an electronic digital angle meter affixed to an aluminium "T" frame I fabricated. Simply strap the frame to the wheels using bungy chords. The wheels sit on slip plates made from 2 vinyl tiles with grease between them.

I also do my own wheel alignment using a laser spirit level fixed to the wheels.

And yes, you need to measure everything with the wheels on the ground.

You are better getting the camber gauge type that fixes to the wheel rim.
 
Works fine if you have wheels like the cup1/cup2 etc. then you put it on the disk with the wheels on the car, otherwise these gauges are surely useless? Barry also used it to measure Castor as well no problem. You must have a garage with a perfectly flat floor and the gauge needs to be calibrated. I bought the Sealey one, it has paid for itself a couple of times over already and will be invaluable on track.

Also very useful when adjusting the Camber as you check where the bubble is before and after tightening up the adjuster, its very easy to mistakingly knock the camber out by 1/3 of a degree or more when tightening the adjuster up.
 
Nope it is easy, might take a cycle or two & our gauge will fit a Porsche wheel with the centre cap out. On 924s I use a piece of ali channel that goes on the wheel rim & works well.
On a 944 with D90s this doesn't work so I have a piece of flat concrete & I check at wheel centre with the car on the deck, jack car up & then check with gauge on disc, this gives a difference of X degrees loaded to unloaded. We then adjust to correct figure with difference X taken into account & then torque it all up. Pop wheel on run it round the block & recheck. 2 Cycles at most!
We can check toe figure with wheels on as well.
 
ORIGINAL: pauly

How do you check the toe ?.
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I have a gunsons Trakrite gauge. These are fantastic, used to use one when karting years ago & still use one today. They are around 60quid,only problem is it needs two people to use.

In fact just looked on fleabay one here 200319069424 for just over 50 quid.
 
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