Castor/Camber gauge ?
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jackal

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11,250 posts

302 months

Thursday 23rd April 2009
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can anyone recommend one ?

i was thinking something like this:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...

leorest

2,346 posts

259 months

Friday 24th April 2009
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Plumb line and a rule... if you can do the trig.

Huff

3,353 posts

211 months

Friday 24th April 2009
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+1. easy, and good enough. Example, if the loaded tyre is 650mm to top of tread from ground, 11mm out-of-plumb = 1degree. Scale for your situation, eg measured at points 600mm apart, 1/2deg neg camber would show ==5mm out-of-plumb on a straightedge placed across the wheel.

leorest

2,346 posts

259 months

Saturday 25th April 2009
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Just read from the link "A precision tool with 1/4 Degree accuracy." How do they justify £134+vat for such low accuracy. The most Rolls Royce of plumb lines and steel rules would set you back less than the cost of the VAT and give you at least twice the accuracy.

GreenV8S

30,993 posts

304 months

Saturday 25th April 2009
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My plumb line and ruler could give me 0.05 degree resolution if I took enough care reading it. I don't see why you'd need better than 0.25 deg resolution though.

fatjon

2,298 posts

233 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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I nearly bought one for several hundred pounds then found an app for the iphone that does it! Actually very accurate and free, assuming you have an Iphone or access to one.