Hitched the Buggy up yesterday to take it to the local tyre place that has 4 wheel laser alignment got there about 3pm to find it was closed, always used to be open till 5pm so not sure what's happening there. So in to the tinterweb to see if there was one I could make & came across this method. You need 4 axles stands or moveable posts & a long piece of string.
Put the 4 axles stands out, 1 off each corner of the buggy, measure the distance between the 2 back ones & the 2 front ones, adjust until they are the same.
Put your string around all 4 axles stands, needs to be taut.
Starting at the back measure from the string to the centre of each rear wheel, then adjust the rear axles stands until this measurement is the same both sides. (On my back wheels I have centre caps so used them, on the front I held a piece of metal over the hole in the centre of the wheel.)
Repeat the process at the front, you will then have to recheck the rear wheels, then possibly back to the front. This is actually the most important part of the process & worth taking time over.
You must ensure that the distance between the front pair & distance between the rear pair of axles stands stay the same for the whole process, distance between left side & distance between right side is not as critical but good practise. You will find that the distance between the string & the rear axle is different to the distance between string & front axles, this is not important.
Once complete you will have a string box around you Buggy with the buggy exactly in the centre.
You can then measure from the string to the rim of any wheel at the front & at the rear of it to find whether it is toeing in or out & adjust accordingly.
Does any of this mae sense to anyone or is it complete jibberish?
Alan...
Put the 4 axles stands out, 1 off each corner of the buggy, measure the distance between the 2 back ones & the 2 front ones, adjust until they are the same.
Put your string around all 4 axles stands, needs to be taut.
Starting at the back measure from the string to the centre of each rear wheel, then adjust the rear axles stands until this measurement is the same both sides. (On my back wheels I have centre caps so used them, on the front I held a piece of metal over the hole in the centre of the wheel.)
Repeat the process at the front, you will then have to recheck the rear wheels, then possibly back to the front. This is actually the most important part of the process & worth taking time over.
You must ensure that the distance between the front pair & distance between the rear pair of axles stands stay the same for the whole process, distance between left side & distance between right side is not as critical but good practise. You will find that the distance between the string & the rear axle is different to the distance between string & front axles, this is not important.
Once complete you will have a string box around you Buggy with the buggy exactly in the centre.
You can then measure from the string to the rim of any wheel at the front & at the rear of it to find whether it is toeing in or out & adjust accordingly.
Does any of this mae sense to anyone or is it complete jibberish?
Alan...