Quick Wheel Alignment Check for Under $5!
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- This is a quick way to check your wheel alignment after you have done some suspension work. It only cost me $5 for some nylon string, but any string will work. After doing this, you can adjust your steering components as necessary and make your vehicle drivable until you can take it in for an actual alignment. Pretty useful life hack and takes under 10 minutes to do both side.
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Seems pretty simple.
It is. You can adjust your tie rods to get the alignment close enough so you can at least drive your vehicle while waiting for an actual alignment. I'll be posting a video on how to do your own alignment so your vehicle is drivable soon.
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff can you send me full link and guide me through the alignment...
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff I'm pulling right side in the highway or when I leave the steering above 25 mph
I’ve done this more than once after replacing suspension parts. It works great.
Game changer if you have to wait a week or more to get in for an alignment.
I had a tow out situation that tore up my front tires. After rotating the tires and watching some alignment videos, I chose this method. So far, it seems to work great. Wish I would have done it before I tore up my tires.
I've torn up my fair share of tires too over the years. Lol
I'm and old school mechanic and was very commonly done back in the day and have to admit I've done it a few times in recent years
It's a great way to help you get the alignment close for the time being. I do this anytime I do tie rods because it's usually a few days before I can in for an alignment on an actual rack.
I find myself resorting to this because alignment shops these days are just running those toe and go scams, 99% I tell you! More than half of them don't even know what is caster nowadays it's sad really.
This is a great trick to see how out of alignment a car is. It will be hard to see how much front verses rear is out but still a good first diagnostic test
Yup! Just a quick way to help you make it driveable after steering or suspension work until you can get into an alignment shop.
Now we need a video on how to make the adjustments
There will be a video on that in the next couple days.
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff link ? I can’t find it
Eagles had the coolest interiors out of any car I've ever been in. All about the driver.
I agree. I've had this one for going on 10 years now. Such a fun car to drive too! Not bad for being "stock". 😉
This video helped me so much
Glad to help!
Thanks alot for this advice. Your knowledge and experience is very much appreciated. Keep informing the people...
No problem, glad to help.
Damn this is a great idea!
It works really well!
Depends what your rear suspension is like. Solid axle under leaf springs, multi link etc, any damage or misalignment just has you crab walking down the road
True. This is not an end all be all. Just a way to check any work you have done or any suspicions you may have until you can get in for an actual alignment.
This is a good method💯
Thanks 💯
I know those dsm guages! Sweet car!!
Thanks! 91 Talon Awd 5 speed!
I had 4 when I was younger, those cars move
Brilliant!
Thanks!
I miss my Talon Tsi 500hp on a 4g63 with stock internals.
Mine's around that power range on stock internals too!
Thanks
You're welcome!
What if your rear track width is wider or narrower than the front?
You have to do some math and figure out which side would be touching first and how far off it would be on the other side of the wheel.
You essentially would have to draw out a triangle with your measurements (wheelbase and difference in track width) and the angle (one 90* angle), with these figures, you can plug it into a slope triangle formula and figure out what the difference should be between the front and the rear of the wheel you are trying to align.
Once again though, this is just a way to get your alignment close and driveable until you can get in for an actual alignment.
True! Most vehicles don't have same front and rear widths.
That is so awesome
It's gotten me out of a pinch a few times. Lol
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff lol nice!
Seems simple and logical but you are assuming the back wheel is straight as your reference and that is not a great assumption, its why they do 4 wheel alignments. Yet though, it tells you something is out of alignment or your steering wheel center is not center with the wheels due to a dozen reasons which is another issue to think about, but all in all I guess thats cool. Nicely done!
Correct. It's not ideal, but as the description says, it'll get you by until your alignment appointment.
Won’t work if the track on the rear is wider or narrower than the front. If it shows like the video here the steering wheel is off if the offset is the same from left to right. (IE: touching on the front of one tire and touching on the rear of the other tire. )
Like the description says, it's a quick way to get you by until your alignment appointment. If you do tie rods and your car is all over the place, this will give you an indication as to why. That's also why it is titled as "alignment CHECK".
DEPENDS UPON THE TRACK DIMENSION. Only works if front and back track are exactly the same.
Still gives you an idea as to how off it is.
Can you do one for four wheelers
I can do that.
Okay what if the back tire was out of alignment then how are you going to do the front
This is for if you have recently done front suspension work and can't make it in for an actual alignment for a bit. This can help you make it so your alignment is close enough to still be able to drive your vehicle. If your rear alignment is off, this isn't for you.
So wierd I’m looking to align my 91 eclipse and I see this steering wheel lol
Looked pretty familiar huh? Lol
My steering wheel is crooked now but then again on of my tires was bald from the inside is that the casue or can anyone wxplain
If your tire is bald on the inside, that means that either the wheel is toe'd out slightly (front of the wheel pointing away from the body of vehicle) or there is too much negative camber ( top of the tire angles into the body) from worn ball joints or worn out struts.
Still not going to check camber
Correct. However, this car is lowered so I already know the camber is off slightly, but not enough to wear out these tires by the time I can get it in for an actual alignment.
What if rear wheels base is longer?
It's a little more involved, but the same concept. You still wrap the string around the rear wheel the same, but tie the other end to something like a spare jackstand or something in the front and pull it tight and move it until the string just barely touches the front part of the rear wheel, then use a tape measure and measure the front and rear part of the front wheel to the string and adjust so they are relatively the same distance.
This will also be enough to get you by until you can take your vehicle in for an actual alignment.
And what if your rear is off and you're just fucking the front up to match the rear
Then you half ass fixed your vehicle because, as the description says, this is only to get you by until your alignment appointment after you have done tie rods or something.
Why did i do mine and the steering wheel turned
What do you mean? When you tried to adjust your tie rods to align it?
Is that a 2nd gen eagle talon!?
1st gen. Awd 5 speed 🙂
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff 😀 even better! Haha. I thought my 1g had a different looking cluster but it’s been a while.
I have a 2g Eclipse that's awd swapped in the garage, been blown up for years now lol. Gonna be building it someday. Might post some videos about that when the time comes.
But what if the back wheel is out of alignment 😂
Then you have other problems.
What if rear toe is out?
Should be able to adjust if you can tell it's out. This is just a way to be able to make it driveable until you can get in for an actual alignment.
How do I fix that problem
Never got a chance to make a video on how to correct it due to health issues.
@@MidwestAmericanDadStuff
May Almighty God heal and restore you. Amen
The string works better than a laser beam
In a DIY application, I agree because it's very difficult to get the laser perfectly parallel to the vehicle.
And string is super cheap. Lol
Dsm
1g awd!
my lord...forget the alignment....figure out those wheels.....
Paint on em is like 10 years old. Lol the rest of the car is just as ugly so it doesn't bother me.
lmao it sounds like ur steering wheel isnt straight this is not good advice
Advice? You mean how to check how off your tie rods can be before taking it down the road and trying to drive your vehicle?
Go ahead and end up in a ditch then my guy. Lol
Seems pretty inaccurate
More inaccurate than driving with the wheel held at a 45 degree angle on your way to work until you can get into a shop for an alignment? Read the description.