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Mitch//pa · 07-21-2016, 02:53 PM

I hope it's perfect

maybe I'll double check it with the stick

Ya think I'll be dog legging

Larry Jenkins · 07-21-2016, 03:28 PM

Boys with toys..

tbirdtbird · 07-21-2016, 03:45 PM

we can only wish we had equipment like that....or access to someone who knew how to install it on an A

do I see some custom brackets going on there ?

Mitch//pa · 07-21-2016, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tbirdtbird

we can only wish we had equipment like that....or access to someone who knew how to install it on an A

do I see some custom brackets going on there ?

deep dish wheel extenders that rest on the spokes so the heads clear the hub caps.

adjustable arms to grab the tires...

99ZoomR · 07-21-2016, 04:15 PM

I'd guess that's a little more precise than my two yardsticks clamped together...

Mitch//pa · 07-21-2016, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 99ZoomR

I'd guess that's a little more precise than my two yardsticks clamped together...

I set it as best I could with a dubbie Gauge then put it on the rack.. It was approx a 1/4" toed out..
All steering & suspension compnents are tight...

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 07-21-2016, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

I set it as best I could with a dubbie Gauge then put it on the rack.. It was 1/4 toed out..
All steering & suspension compnents are tight...

Mitch, how much does spoke orientation matter on your set-up? Also, how much would a spoke need to be bent to affect a reading??

Seth Swoboda · 07-21-2016, 03:50 PM

Is that the KR Wilson 4 wheel alignment tool?

mshmodela · 07-21-2016, 03:58 PM

Not very sporting!!! But hey, if you've got it, use it

qstott · 07-21-2016, 04:18 PM

I see something is in the red! Is that the camber or toe?

Mitch//pa · 07-21-2016, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by qstott

I see something is in the red! Is that the camber or toe?

Since the rack does not have the program for a 1930 Model A I punched in a different car, it pulls up the specs for that car and that's why it's red....

I can still see what the readings are and adjust since I know what the specs are for the A

I can make a custom vehicle and enter the specs so I can use the bar graphs but I didn't do that yet

qstott · 07-21-2016, 05:16 PM

It's a wonderful device!

Patrick L. · 07-21-2016, 06:00 PM

Pretty slick !

1/4" toed out. How did it handle ? Did you notice it ?

Is there a left camber problem ? Or, is it just a camera shot angle ?

Mitch//pa · 07-21-2016, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrick L.

Pretty slick !

1/4" toed out. How did it handle ? Did you notice it ?

Is there a left camber problem ? Or, is it just a camera shot angle ?

It actually tracked pretty good toed out , the camber is fine...

BILL WILLIAMSON · 07-21-2016, 07:24 PM

Did you buy it @ Harbor Freight & HOW MUCH?
Dad Cheep

P.S. · 07-21-2016, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

I hope it's perfect

maybe I'll double check it with the stick

Been there, done that.

Mitch//pa · 07-22-2016, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by P.S.

Been there, done that.

Nice Paul

phonconn · 07-22-2016, 07:17 AM

Ben Hur would have be jealous of those fancy hub caps. Technology has sure brought us a long way, eh?

KGBnut · 07-22-2016, 07:31 PM

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "Dubbie Gauge"? I have a home-made curtain-rod gauge that I am pretty happy with, and appears to give me pretty accurate measurements.

Ken

Mitch//pa · 07-22-2016, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KGBnut

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "Dubbie Gauge"? I have a home-made curtain-rod gauge that I am pretty happy with, and appears to give me pretty accurate measurements.

Ken

"Duby"
sorry I misspelled it in the post.
Here is a link
http://www.toolaid.com/content/duby-...-gage-standard

07-21-2016, 02:53 PM	#1
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Doing it the primitive way I hope it's perfect maybe I'll double check it with the stick Ya think I'll be dog legging Last edited by Mitch//pa; 07-21-2016 at 04:11 PM.

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Larry Jenkins BANNED Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: East Central Iowa Posts: 1,275	Re: Doing it the inferior way Boys with toys.. __________________ Good enough.. Isn't.

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tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Doing it the primitive way we can only wish we had equipment like that....or access to someone who knew how to install it on an A do I see some custom brackets going on there ? __________________ '31 180A

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99ZoomR Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 35	Re: Doing it the primitive way I'd guess that's a little more precise than my two yardsticks clamped together...

07-21-2016, 03:50 PM	#8
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 4,079	Re: Doing it the primitive way Is that the KR Wilson 4 wheel alignment tool?

07-21-2016, 03:58 PM	#9
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,765	Re: Doing it the primitive way Not very sporting!!! But hey, if you've got it, use it __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

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qstott Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilson NC Posts: 113	Re: Doing it the primitive way I see something is in the red! Is that the camber or toe?

07-21-2016, 05:16 PM	#12
qstott Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilson NC Posts: 113	Re: Doing it the primitive way It's a wonderful device!

07-21-2016, 06:00 PM	#13
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Doing it the primitive way Pretty slick ! 1/4" toed out. How did it handle ? Did you notice it ? Is there a left camber problem ? Or, is it just a camera shot angle ?

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BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Doing it the primitive way Did you buy it @ Harbor Freight & HOW MUCH? Dad Cheep __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

07-22-2016, 07:17 AM	#18
phonconn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas City Area Missouri Posts: 396	Re: Doing it the primitive way Ben Hur would have be jealous of those fancy hub caps. Technology has sure brought us a long way, eh?

07-22-2016, 07:31 PM	#19
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 934	Re: Doing it the primitive way Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "Dubbie Gauge"? I have a home-made curtain-rod gauge that I am pretty happy with, and appears to give me pretty accurate measurements. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.