Page:
Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > DIY Tracking?

AlexB
Site Admin

User Avatar

6295 Posts
Member #: 1
The boring bloke who runs this place.

Berkshire

20th May, 2011 at 10:52:39am

Hello you fantastic lot.

My car appears to be a *bit* (ha!) too low to go on the local place's tracking ramp. Perhaps 4 inches too low.

Is tracking something I can get nearly right at home? (if so, how?) Or do I have to travel bloody miles to a better place to get it done?

Fanks.

-a

Tom Fenton
Site Admin

User Avatar

15302 Posts
Member #: 337
Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner

&

TM legend.

Rotherham South Yorkshire

20th May, 2011 at 11:29:56am

fIND AN (oops caps) old school place with a set of Dunlop optical gauges. They will do your car no problem.


On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:

On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
 I refuse to pay for anything else


Like fuel 😂😂

kenny2

User Avatar

514 Posts
Member #: 5362
Post Whore

wexford in ireland

20th May, 2011 at 01:13:37pm

we set mine with a rope tied around all 4 wheels, (obviously rear wasn't very square) but we got it fairly good drove for a year or so and no premature(other than spinning) wear on them

On 5th Jan, 2011 wolfie said:
he floated over to mine for a bit of ring

dazibee

User Avatar

553 Posts
Member #: 1356
Post Whore

TRURO, CORNWALL

20th May, 2011 at 01:38:40pm

Some steel and a welder is all you need to make an acurate gauge to do the fronts which will come in handy time and time again every time you dismantle the front suspension.

The string method for the back end will sufice.

wil_h

User Avatar

9258 Posts
Member #: 123
Post Whore

Betwix Harrogate and York

20th May, 2011 at 03:02:02pm

I used to put a square of string around the car, measure at the front and back of the wheel and do a quick bit of trig.

Worked for years, I now have access to old school gauges as Tom says.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph



On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


tadge44

3006 Posts
Member #: 2500
Post Whore

Buckinghamshire

20th May, 2011 at 04:21:45pm

I use one of those "drive over" Trackrite thingys - had it for years and it seems to work pretty well.

You do need a nice smooth and level bit of tarmac or concrete to use it.

AlexB
Site Admin

User Avatar

6295 Posts
Member #: 1
The boring bloke who runs this place.

Berkshire

20th May, 2011 at 05:56:45pm

Thanks guys. I think best bet is to just take it further afield. I am too stupid to do it manually I reckon. LOL
I cant even get my Lotus to idle properly at the moment.

Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > DIY Tracking?
Users viewing this thread: none. (+ 1 Guests)  
To post messages you must be logged in!
Username: Password:
Page: