Its been a slow few days on the forum so I thought I'd put up something I did recently. Also Melb weather hasn't been conducive to Cobra driving too :-(
My Wheel alignment/camber had been concerning me lately as the rear drivers side "looked" very toe=in and excessive neg camber
Rather than take it to a shop and explain the peculiarities of a my Cobra and its suspension etc I decided to have a crack at making my own Wheel Alignment jig.
Also I got a welder for XMAS and was looking for something to try my hand at - (note I haven't welded before so please don't look too hard at the welds).
So I searched for some ideas on the inter web and made up a jig that attaches to the front and rear overrider/bumpers. I liked this idea as you need to jack the car up, adjust the alignment and then put it down and move it back and forth to "Settle" the suspension multiple times to get it right. Having the alignment tool attached to the car makes this easier.
Anyway here it is.
BTW: I found my suspicions were true for the rear drivers wheel - the camber adjustment was loose and the bottom of the wheel and moved out causing the toe in - all fixed now. Also used it to reset my front toe after I pulled the steering rack out to change tie rod ends etc.
I reckon its pretty handy - saves a bit of time and money take it to the alignment shops etc.
Once you have squared it up on the car, I then marked it with some red insulation tape. I can take the jig off and on again very quickly and a quick square check and ready to take measurements.
I made some little adjusters to set the square - did do it on the front bars yet. Also I only attached and lock it in with cable ties at the rear at the moment - am working on a better approach to that. It does "locate" sideways correctly in the same place each time though.
Its probably not uber accurate but does the job for me.
Cheers Gregg
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Wheel Alignment Jig
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