Brett Proctor
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This by all means is not a perfect setup, but it will get you close.
First to get the 2 front wheels parallel to each other I attached a section of angle iron to each side and took a measurement in the front and then the back of the wheel and made adjustments till the readings were the same.
I then tightened the jam nut on the tie rods and took the car out for a drive
While driving the car I marked out the location of the steering wheel when the car was tracking straight.
The mark on the left is how far off centerline the steering wheel was when going straight.
Got back home and installed the angle iron back on but this time I added a rod that extends the alignment farther out.
In the position when the car was tracking straight I made a mark on the ground .
I did this on both sides at the same time. I could also take some measurements from this rod to see if the wheels were still parallel to each other.
Now I turned the steering wheel to the centerline neutral position. The ends of the rods showed how far off the alignment was. (how much adjustment was needed to center the steering wheel)
I then loosened the jam nut on the tie rod to each wheel and adjusted it till the marks lined back up.
Now with the steering wheel in the neutral position the car tracks straight while driving.
First to get the 2 front wheels parallel to each other I attached a section of angle iron to each side and took a measurement in the front and then the back of the wheel and made adjustments till the readings were the same.
I then tightened the jam nut on the tie rods and took the car out for a drive
While driving the car I marked out the location of the steering wheel when the car was tracking straight.
The mark on the left is how far off centerline the steering wheel was when going straight.
Got back home and installed the angle iron back on but this time I added a rod that extends the alignment farther out.
In the position when the car was tracking straight I made a mark on the ground .
I did this on both sides at the same time. I could also take some measurements from this rod to see if the wheels were still parallel to each other.
Now I turned the steering wheel to the centerline neutral position. The ends of the rods showed how far off the alignment was. (how much adjustment was needed to center the steering wheel)
I then loosened the jam nut on the tie rod to each wheel and adjusted it till the marks lined back up.
Now with the steering wheel in the neutral position the car tracks straight while driving.