PERFECT diy front end alignment SIMPLE tools

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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[jdickson]

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

[MechanicalManiac]

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

[dawsonjorgensen]

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

[fflynnful]

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.

[tiago]

Thank you! All necessary information was there. Now let’s find out how tight it is!

[MrZimmaframe]

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

[thomasauto]

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.

[KingZoneOne]

Question: Audi's are a PITA to align because you cannot reach the tie rod adjustment with the wheels on, because they are at the top, not the bottom of the wheel. Can you still achieve an accurate adjustment doing it at the edges of the disc brake instead of the edges of the wheel? Otherwise you have to keep putting the wheels on and off and tightening them down for every little increment of adjustment.

[COFFEE-ep]

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

[BChrist]

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.

[markvermeulen]

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

[AnonymousWaz]

Thanks for the video. Simple and easy to understand.

[brandonlogan]

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

[janpalmer]

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

[danhyde]

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?

[lukeisit]

With your string lines measured off the hubs you assuming front and rear track are the same width.

[Funkykryptonite_]

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

[ScorchedEarthView]

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.

[flybobbie]

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.

[Dank_Wheezy]

How do you know the string is straight if the wheels were out of alignment when you used them to straighten the string?