Doing wheel alignment at home (need a tool)

[epowell]

Hi !
I am now studying this set of instructions deeply https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewt ... sc&start=0 and intend to try them out really soon... but the one problem I have is finding this alignment tool here in Europe https://www.racerpartswholesale.com/pro ... ber_Gauges , and in Czech in particular. I have asked some Czech friends for help but I am not too hopefully.

Does anyone here know what can be purchased in Europe to do this job? ...or is it possible to make a CASTER TOOL? [in the instructions it looks like it is possible to do CAMBER and TOE with home-made tools, but not CASTER.

Thanks!
Edward

[AlexE]

Hi Edwards,

for your camber adjustment
have a look for "Sturzwaage" or "Sturzmessgerät"- there 're digital and analog versions available:

e.g.:

http://www.andytec.de/sturzwaage.html

http://www.korrosionsschutz-depot.de/we ... sturzwaage

http://shop.raceparts.cc/product_info.p ... eraet.html


a spirit level works also fine

cheers
Alex.

[epowell]

Nice... thanks!
But what about CASTER??

[Lupao]

Nice... thanks!
But what about CASTER??

Gunson 77099 do also caster,
cost you around 120,- Euro +shipping, e.g. in ebay.

Spec´s:
http://www.gunson.co.uk/product/77099

[epowell]

Ah! Nice! Now we are getting somewhere :) :)
...still this looks a bit more fancy and expensive than the one in the tutorial > but hey, it is still in my price range if necessary!
THANKS!

[Lupao]

Your welcome !

Look here, 119,- plus shipping (12,50 Euro in there ebay shop):
http://www.keep-your-car.com/Gunson-770 ... sturzwaage
ebay.de, item number 272338820988 (A ebay Link is not allowed, open ebay.de and type the item number in the search line)

Would be nice when you show us how good it work, maybe with a video

[MultivanT3]

character mishap:

check for CASTOR angle end get enchanted...

[Relaxo]

I use a standard spirit level to measure camber angle and don't care about caster because it is not adjustable at al of my cars

[epowell]

I have ended up making my own tool... and I think it will work fine. I will post pics of it soon :)