4 Wheel alignment or just 2 Wheel

[Leatherneck]

OK guys have been driving some on the road and the wind has been brutal on a couple trips, I get blown around as if I was drunk or texting. I need to check alignment to see if it is correct. What is the best way to do that, 4 wheel or just front and back? From what point to what point?

[CentralWAbaja]

For me I did everything off of centerline. IDK if that is right or wrong? But i figured I built the car off of a centerline so I set the toe front and rear off of it as well.

[Leatherneck]

I have a hard time getting a consistent measurement so I stuck this on the tires. Measured 14.5" from the deck on front and back, that way I can stick the tape measure side to side with. Btw my rear was 75.75 in the rear of the tire and 76.250 in the front

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[TimS]

Toe out in the rear is brutal to drive straight.

[CentralWAbaja]

Leatherneck that is pretty much what I did as well. I set my rear at 1/16 in on each side on the rear and 1/16 out on each of the front. This was off CL again so 1/8 toe in on the rear and 1/8 toe out on the front and all measured off CL so that I knew it was not all coming off opposite corners or something crazy like that

[Leatherneck]

Toe out in the rear is brutal to drive straight.

I didn't notice to much on the road, off road really not at all but I was on the highway and gusts of wind hit me and I was all over the place. Interesting it was

Both front and back are set at 1/8" toe in. I'll give that a try, it HAS to be better then what I was at.

[Leatherneck]

Toe out in the rear is brutal to drive straight.

I didn't notice to much on the road, off road really not at all but I was on the highway and gusts of wind hit me and I was all over the place. Interesting it was

Both front and back are set at 1/8" toe in. I'll give that a try, it HAS to be better then what I was at.

[takotruckin]

Come to town and I'll set you up on our Hunter machine

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Opinion: get a 4-way alignment then check the way CWB did for future alignment, write it down and don't loose it. Tube buggies and the wind are not always friends especially if you have solid, flat bottom floors. Another reason they can't be licensed for the street here any more.

[ajdenette]

T3 Technique a Vanagon Vendor wrote up a very good DIY alignment procedure originally posed on TOS before he really got his web shop going and focused on the Vanagon but has a lot that can help on any car.

http://www.t3technique.com/t3-research- ... nment.html

[Leatherneck]

Ajdenette thanks for the info. Good write up.