PERFECT diy front end alignment SIMPLE tools

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4 жыл бұрын

If your car is pulling to the left or right and if you enjoy working on cars, you can align your car perfectly with very simple tools. You don’t need lasers and fancy expensive stuff. Some kite string and some soup cans can get your car going in the right direction. You’ve got to understand how to line everything up, then you just take your time until it’s right. **************************************************
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Пікірлер: 114

@MechanicalManiac Жыл бұрын

Finally! Answered all my questions, showed visuals while explaining not just verbally explaining, and all in less than 5 mins 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@jdickson242 Жыл бұрын

I would use this method after replacing something on the steering components so i can get to the garage and get it checked . Tyres are expensive and a couple of degrees off could burn through a pair of fronts in no time. I bet you arent far off though

@Funkykryptonite_ 2 ай бұрын

Great video. All the info, none of the filler. I really wish more KZfaq tutorials followed this format.

@brandonlogan2600 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I use sockets but in this case I'm going to use a "Tin can"

@dawsonjorgensen3521 Ай бұрын

Way better then a tape measure, i bet the digital calipers give it a super accurate measurement

@flybobbie1449 2 жыл бұрын

Not all cars have the same distance between wheels, as per my Z4. You need to run two parallel strings. I use two strips of 2 x 4 with strings set at equal distance, then placed equally between front and rear wheel centres.

@qqslp Жыл бұрын

You can also just figure out the difference in track width and compensate in order to make lines parallel. For example, strings might be 100mm off of rear center caps but only 92.5mm off of front center caps.

@fflynnful 9 ай бұрын

Toe in setting depends on the car's specifications. Toyota Camry calls for zero toe in the front and slight toe in for rear wheels. The theory being that front drive cars when under power will toe in slightly, while rear drive vehicles would toe out under power, so for rear drive cars a slight toe in of the front wheels would be correct. It's best to look up the specs for your vehicle.

@MrZimmaframe 8 ай бұрын

I would imagine putting a baking try under the front wooden blocks would help with turning the wheels easier when adjusting.

@jamesrushton9496 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! Thanks!!

@12B4Christ 11 ай бұрын

Hate to say it, but gotta say it: its a rare day, a super rare day to EVER use a crescent wrench. It's even worse to use a crescent for known super tight bolts/nuts. They are a problem waiting to happen. I literally use my crescents more for an aluminum bending jig than anything else.

@livefree6878 11 ай бұрын

Totally agree, because the nut can only be accessed with an open end wrench, which is awful, The crescent wrench actually fit tighter than any of my metric or standard American for whatever reason. 👍

@user-ph3ws7qj5t 3 ай бұрын

THANK-YOU SIR, VERY WELL EXPLAINED, NICE JOB !!

@rvborgh 8 ай бұрын

This will get you close if the contact points on your rim create a plane exactly orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the bearing... but really to get it accurate you need to do wheel rim runout compensation.

@ScorchedEarthView 6 ай бұрын

Just replaced both sides control arms and all. Jumped in and my steering wheel was doing a hard right but I was going straight down the road😅. Instantly turned around went home and found this video.

@thomasauto4862 6 ай бұрын

Pulling Left/Right it typically a "bad" tire. Instead of the tire being flat across the treads, one could be angled slightly (cone shaped). In this case swap your front tires and see if it now pulls to the opposite direction. For toe in, I typically use a tape measure to measure across the rear of the tire then measure across the front. The front of the tire should be toed in very slightly to not at all.

@joewinfield244 2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@absaly 8 ай бұрын

excellent thanks

@kenbrooks7548 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video that can help me doing a compete diy full suspension replacement and 4 wheel alignment on my 17 Nissan Pathfinder s model 4wd?

@janpalmer3025 Жыл бұрын

excellent video, I fix cars but didn't know how to do a wheel alignment.

@tomvan1403 3 жыл бұрын

Exellent instruction !

@kestas1977 Жыл бұрын

HELLO. NICE VIDEO. ONE QUESTION. HOW TO COMPENSATE A FRONT WHEELS TO MAKE A STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AS ALMOST EVERY ROAD HAS A CAMBER TO THE RIGHT AND STEERING ALWAYS SLIGHTLY OFF TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE THE ROAD CAMBER. THANKS

@ericateup8672 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes you want a mess a' flapjacks or grits. Or a whole slop ducket of griddle biscuits n a half rack a' butter dimple pickle muffins.

@jglaboratory 10 ай бұрын

I'd fuck up a stack of dimple pickle muffins my ninja.

@train4905 3 ай бұрын

Awsome😊

@billsmith305 2 ай бұрын

Toe in is for rear wheel drive vehicles.

@meTimetraveler 2 жыл бұрын

how to do camber

@markvermeulen1372 4 жыл бұрын

Did you establish a box? What if the rear tires a fixed narrower than the front?

@angelokarantonis7509 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Vermeulen that’s why your making a parallel line from your centre.

@markvermeulen1372 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelokarantonis7509 How would you establish a center line that is useable? Hang a plume line under the car and then use straight edge / board against the front tire exterior to set an equal distance from center string? The string approach will have some margin of error.

@rvborgh 8 ай бұрын

@@angelokarantonis7509you really aren't making a parallel line from the centerline of the vehicle using the string method. The string method assumes that the wheels are the same distance from the vehicle centerline on each axle. This is not always true though.

@danhyde7501 3 жыл бұрын

when you say 1/16 toe in do you mean from the centre of the wheel? so 1/8 from front of rim to back? or 1/16 difference from front of rim to back?

@bv1199 3 жыл бұрын

front of tire has to toe in 1/16

@vladpierre2694 2 жыл бұрын

Good question.

@deanmeyer1815 9 ай бұрын

The difference of the measurement between the rear of the tire and the front tire is toe. Unless everything is close, checking one side is not very accurate. At best, it is enough to get to a shop for proper alignment.

@chromaticnomadic 4 ай бұрын

How can you possibly verify that the string is true?

@angelokarantonis7509 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@justharryjohnson7250 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks for the video. Is it the same for rear wheel drive cars ?

@boazruis913 Жыл бұрын

yes

@foxa3658 Жыл бұрын

No, for rear wheel drive cars the front alignment has to be towed in

@bonkeydollocks1879 2 жыл бұрын

This method only works if your axle widths are both the same

@boazruis913 Жыл бұрын

just offset the wire

@bonkeydollocks1879 Жыл бұрын

@@boazruis913 to what? The two axles act as a datum

@boazruis913 Жыл бұрын

@@bonkeydollocks1879 if one wheel hub is say 1 cm further out you just add 1cm to the distance to the second hub, so for example the wire to hub distance at the rear axle is 10cm and at the front its 11cm.

@bonkeydollocks1879 Жыл бұрын

@@boazruis913 adds more discrepancies to the overhaul accuracy in my opinion but I get the idea

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

no shit sherlock, thats common sense that didnt need mentioned, but I guess it did for you!

@norgeboriorealtor 9 ай бұрын

Well, this just confirmed that I’ll just continue paying someone to do it. Lol

@FxRiderST 4 ай бұрын

1/16 of an inch... Eh, it would be much easier (and maybe more preside) measuring in millimeters (mm).

@janpalmer3025 Жыл бұрын

Its tow out for front wheel drive, and it isn't supposed to be perfect each side, it's what ever makes the car drive straight.

@ninjamonkey88 2 жыл бұрын

What is meant by "toe in"?

@b-weldy989 Жыл бұрын

Toe in= / toe out= \

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

Like a pigeon toed persons feet

@madarehgallag 3 ай бұрын

Look down at your toe and move it in. It's not straight anymore?

@georgeshipley7721 Жыл бұрын

Error. You will tie yourself in knots and scrub your tyres if you have dissimilar track front and back. you must get the strings/fishing line parallel first. Then measure to the rims...

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

he did

@shelbyGT40 10 ай бұрын

Wrong. All front tires are off track

@kellygrant2526 3 жыл бұрын

@allanteng5357 Жыл бұрын

You are assuming the front and rear axles are the same length. Most cars are not. This method doesn’t work.

@brianappleton2320 Жыл бұрын

So where does the jack stands go

@CharlesLease-ei1ee 10 ай бұрын

If you have to ask that you should not be doing this, this is not for some average Joe that’s never done something like this it’s more for the experience old dogs

@mz7dyj Ай бұрын

Too fast, too little details,; I didn't understand much, but thanks for your time.....

@nigelgoodwin6954 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent & very helpful but please don’t use adjustable spanner’s. They are for amateur plumbers, not amateur mechanic’s.

@alberttrump457 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to use a pipe wrench because that's what I have. Simple tools never means the right tools.

@billmoxon9506 Жыл бұрын

It's OK as long as you use a METRIC crescent wrench.

@JanielRamirez-rv3kh 6 ай бұрын

U didn't that ruler. Sometime u have to adjust rear duh

@stevemcilroy9518 2 жыл бұрын

I did this and drove over the cat🤦🏻

@qman1434 2 жыл бұрын

😝😛😜

@glenlarson5373 2 жыл бұрын

That is not front end alignment. Only toe.

@chrish7336 2 жыл бұрын

Some newer cars only have a toe adjustment anymore. So in theory thats all you need to do.

@ToyotaKTM 7 ай бұрын

Toe setting ONLY! NOT alignment.

@boosteddiesel1834 2 жыл бұрын

I’m one minute into your video and it’s wrong information. As a mechanic and tester I can tell you that the vast majority of rear wheel drive cars are set toe in as when the vehicle starts moving the front wheels are pushed outward. But on a front wheel drive car the setting is usually toe out as when the front wheels start spinning the forces draw them inward. Not only that but it isn’t just the alignment between the front and rear wheels which is set, the alignment of the front wheels together is also set toe in/out. Every individual vehicle has particular settings which are a balance between good handling and even tyre wear as you can’t have both perfect it just doesn’t work like that. Also the settings each one has comes with an “acceptable range” rarely do they align perfectly especially on older cars. As long as the settings are within that range it’s acceptable as tyre wear will be ok, vehicle will run straight and the steering wheel will be straight also. Seen countless at home alignment videos and most are utter trash which probably cause countless tyres to be destroyed.

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

WRONG

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

YOU DONT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA WTF YOURE TALKING ABOUT, PERIOD!

@janpalmer3025 Жыл бұрын

thanks, I now know real advice from a real mechanic, I have a front wheel drive, and need to do a wheel alignment myself, I was going to do 1/16 to in at the front of the rim, is this incorrect.

@marcass100 Жыл бұрын

So basically if the rear distance between wheels are different or one or both rears are out of alignment you are fucking everything up at the front

@chhansen9813 Жыл бұрын

WRONG, PAY ATTENTION NEXT TIME

@gabrielfraser2109 Жыл бұрын

If the rear wheels aren't aligned, your bearings are shot and you have bigger problems. They don't turn, they should be constantly aligned.

@dickjohnson5025 11 ай бұрын

This is why you establish parallel strings on both sides. Then the difference between front and rear width doesn’t matter

@chhansen9813 11 ай бұрын

@@dickjohnson5025 And BINGO was his name-o!

@themechanic4222 3 жыл бұрын

Small cars don’t have camber. They not supposed to go off only if u modify the vehicle

@FriedTurkey 3 жыл бұрын

*laughs in miata*

@saturnmedia1 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in Saturn SC2

@cognac8297 Жыл бұрын

Hope you guys are looking over the line. And not from a distance. Put yo head up there over the line with one eye closed. I've used to do it like you are holding the measure. That doesn't work.

@dont.ripfuller6587 4 жыл бұрын

don't use crescent wrenches for anything , you can get a full set of both types of wrenches for next to nothing, and carry them around in a kit as easy as anything. I'm embarrassed for you

@nathankoroush7918 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you videos?

@Deeznuts84356 3 жыл бұрын

I used crescent wrench today change the center link and tierods

@dont.ripfuller6587 3 жыл бұрын

@@nathankoroush7918 the other "you" site

@dont.ripfuller6587 3 жыл бұрын

@@Deeznuts84356 cool deal, I used one for a hammer , then as a one time use reverse boomerang

@Deeznuts84356 3 жыл бұрын

Get r done. Never tried the boomerang i might try it

@onetransmission7871 15 күн бұрын

Total bs. You've never done a front end alignment. Do us a favor and remove the video.

@shahidfaisal1814 3 жыл бұрын

Bro this is not the right way of alignment becoz mostly cars have different front and rear track width. On the geometric center line method is the right way.

@nathankoroush7918 3 жыл бұрын

Share your knowledge on the subject. Make a video of the right way.

@14KiloWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Use your brain...

@dickjohnson5025 11 ай бұрын

This is why you establish parallel lines on both sides of the car

@CharlesLease-ei1ee 10 ай бұрын

Yes, this is the correct way of doing it and race car drivers do it every single day they don’t use a alignment machine they use a tape measure and a string line. How do you think they done all this alignment before machines come around and steering wells for Dad on that’s awful funny because I paid $120 to have a alignment done on my vehicle and I had to straighten it out because the steering wheel was off by a quarter of an inch I had to get my jackstands and do a string line alignment and it is perfect better than our machine

@paintballalienindy09 3 жыл бұрын

*Wears tires horribly because he refused to pay a shop $100 lol

@raptorcustomembroidery3927 3 жыл бұрын

This is typically used as a method after doing maintenance on your own vehicle. This is just to get the alignment close enough to be able to take it to a tire shop for the alignment.

@paintballalienindy09 3 жыл бұрын

@@raptorcustomembroidery3927 why bother just take it to a shop a few miles won't hurt

@raptorcustomembroidery3927 3 жыл бұрын

@@paintballalienindy09 it depends on how close you are to a tire shop and how far out the alignment is. If it's severe enough it can be extremely dangerous to drive.

@MikeZyouthpastor 2 жыл бұрын

Paying people for something you can do with basic knowledge and tools.... This guy couldn't have made it simpler. Great video!

@bonkeydollocks1879 2 жыл бұрын

@@raptorcustomembroidery3927 tyre shops are useless though

@st-dm5mr Жыл бұрын

I have better way. Adjust the tie rod a little. Drive down the road. If it isn't right, crawl under and adjust it again...maybe do the other side...jus cuz. Keep doing that till it goes straight. It might take a few dozen miles. Oh...and buy cheap Chinese tires in case it doesn't work.