FREE ALIGNMENTS FOREVER - Stop Paying For Crappy Work

The best tool on the market for a DIY Wheel Alignment - This is one service that I've always hated to pay for every time I touch my suspension. NEVER PAYING FOR IT AGAIN!

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[matthewbmarsh]

I love that DIYer math. I saved $100… by spending $600. I do that all of the time but it sure has helped me build up a pretty decent tool cabinet in the garage and shed.

[michaelhannah]

Crap work and arguments with “front desk guys” are the main reason I have takin to doing everything myself. Buy the way I used to work for a company that ran multiple top level race programs. We aligned cars with string and tape measures, it’s just math shops don’t have some kind of magic you can’t figure out.

[kezzatries]

I'm sixty eight years old. Been around vehicals from a hands on point like your son. Helping Dad, uncles and older brothers.
I can remember the tyre/tire guys having basic gear just like you were using with a few little differences, they also had a book with reference numbers and make their adjustments, if you were still having problems they would apply experience, they would ask a bunch of questions and adjust to what their experience told them, they were usually spot on. These days most of the guys don't really understand what they are trying to accomplish and would not be able to do the job if there wasn't a computer attached.
Good show.

[nickb]

The amount of Firestone alignments/suspension work I've had to fix over the years is mindblowing

[j.jarvis]

I love you're swift process. no blabla, no loud music, no unnecessary talk. (not that it's all bad but during a "how to" it gets in the way) sweet knowledge.

[Not_Sure_]

@1:04
It's technically called 4 wheel "Thrust line" alignment.
The front wheels are aligned to the rear wheels.

[armandodiaz]

Back in my racing days, I fabricated my own brackets to check camber with an angle finder and use fishing string to adjust toe. The caster would be adjusted to full positive. For the turning plates, 2 pieces of 12x12 vinyl tile, with a dab of oil between them, for each wheel.

[KimberlyZimmer-xf]

I’m dealing with shop not aligning my truck correct at this moment, second TIME, while I watch your vid.
Great explanation of just what goes into an alignment and it drives me nuts my steering wheel not straight as well.
New subscriber because as a DIY for most things vehicles I am learning more about all the time and it’s save me big money so far doing it myself.

[KurtKoster-st]

Raising and lowering the height will change camber, always adjust after height is set

[jlawrence]

RE: 4-wheel alignment requirement - rear thrust angle is required to set your steering wheel angle. For example: presume your wheels and steering wheel are perfectly aligned, then adjust your rear beam axle position (i.e. left tire forward, right tire backward). Now your vehicle dog-tracks and you must counter-steer to drive straight down the road. Now, your steering wheel is mis-aligned. Thus, rear axle measurement matters for setting the steering wheel angle.

[wngimageanddesign]

I've been doing my own wheel alignment with 4 laser levels, magnetic clamps, a long straight edge and tape measure. Piece a cake. You can use the old trick of sandwiching two vinyl floor tile squares with some wheel bearing grease in between to slip under the tires to allow them to turn easily.

[Rickydbaby]

learning a skill, ensuring your alignment is dialed, straight steering wheel. saving yourself appointments, headaches, and arguments. Priceless.

[COddietsch]

Keep in mind your also buying common sense and knowledge. Most tire stores don't care and they are repetitious. You care and love learning. I bought a 2013 Toyota Highlander, the salesman said you have brand new tires on this... 7 months later, including 3 tire balancing and 1 4 wheel alignment I was still getting alot of road noise, it road rough and just not good. I finally said the heck with it and bought a set of Falken Wildpeak. The sales guy asked are you sure you want such an agressive tire and not an all season. I asked him if he wanted my business. He also had a really cool tool that read the serial number on my current tires and they were 2 years old. So, the dealership I bought this 2013 from put a set of NEVER driven 2 year old tires on my Highlander. Nice... These dang so called agressive Falkens drive smoother than any highway tire I have ever had and they are quiet. And it drives straight.

[Nobucksolutions]

I'm a little flustered at this video... I have literally made a pretty identical alignment tool to that along time ago. I honestly now wish I had patented it. I've had people tell me I can't align a vehicle without an alignment rack. Well I've been aligning my own and friends/ families vehicles for years pretty much like this. They all drive straight with straight steering wheels and no excess of tire wear. Mine is a pretty identical tool too be honest. I used to use a buble level, only recently use a bubble level and a digital angle finder And I've always settled on 1/16 of toe in.

[andrewthompsonuk]

I have started doing my own alignments and found that my cars were never properly aligned. There is no point in having a super-accurate machine if it's not used properly. Even with an expensive machine on a 4-post, the operator still needs patience, care, and attention.

[bnsimanton]

i worked as an alinement and drivability tech. constantly worked on stuff other guys got wrong and bought a similar set on amazon. i was kinda nervous to watch you as i dont trust people to do alignments anymore. good job.

[AndersonERockefeller]

If toe is in a bit you won't be able to tell by driving down the road, eventually you'll realize it's of when you get a tire wear.

[Knuckls]

Most shops do free alignment checks. Would have been interesting to see a print out from one of the machines to compare measurements and see how well it came out.

[JacobWinkle]

Wanna know some facts.
I used to work at Firestone as a tech before i quit.

One of the guys training me on the alignment rack (Hunter Rack).
If they were lazy, they would quickly punch the tire to get it to bounce into spec on the computer and quickly run over and hit the "save" button on the computer for the print out results to "show the customer".

Just food for thought guys. I didnt work with Firestone for long, maybe a month. I went into being a mobile mechanic because I wasnt taught to do shaddy work. My grandpa taught me that you do the job right the first time because you don't get paid twice. Be honest, I dont know everything but I'll tell you what, if i don't know. I will tell you that i don't know and I'm not very trained in this specific brand/model. Honesty goes a long way, it really does.

[twistedpixel]

The best alignment is still on a set of turn plates, using a measuring tape. It's more accurate than any alignment rack. I worked as a shop mechanic. I did a lot of alignments on a rack with a computer and sensors that set the shop back $250, 000 or so. It's faster on the rack, especially if you have to replace parts, but anything you add like the wheel position sensors detracts from accuracy. A tape measure is still the most accurate. Also, if you wanna be the most accurate on your toe and camber, you need to put weight in the seats where people gonna be setting, at least the driver's seat as there's always a driver. On light two door sports cars, it's a necessity. They're so lightweight that there's a huge camber and slight toe difference with someone in the seat vs not. We were pretty particular with how we did our alignments, so we'd stick someone in the driver's seat on the smallest cars when we were doing an alignment. There was a pretty great crew where I worked at though. A lot of places just don't give a shit.