Caster/Camber gauges for home use

Try Pegasus Racing as in https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/Home.asp. They have all sorts of suspension set up equipment.

 

I have a Longacre Caster/Camber gauge and a home made version of their toe-in gauge. They seem to work pretty well but it does take some time to get things in spec, at least the initial set up if your car was way off. I find it easiest to put the car on my trailer then use the tongue jack and a jack under each of the rear corners of the trailer to get the trailer (and car) perfectly level. The adjustment points are also easier to access with the car on the trailer. I use a pair of plexiglass plates (12" x 12" with grease between them) under each front tire so that the steering can be cycled for the caster set-up.

A Google search will find the best price as there is a wide $ range for the same product, it just depends on how much you want to contribute to the seller's own racing program.

http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/catlist.asp?catid=5

 

miked,

which adapter for the longacre camber/caster guage did you find works on the 308 spindle.

thanks

 

I have yet to use it on my 308 GT4, whatever the spindle nut thread is would be what you need.

I originally purchased it to do my son's car which had a thread size different than the available adapters. I took a spare spindle nut and welded a thick flat washer (3/16" x 2" dia.) to it then used a mill to true the surface square with the nut. I screwed the part on, nut end first, which gave a large machined surface for the magnetic adapter. On my pick-up truck I can just use the machined surface of the hub after removing the dust cap. Sometimes the magnetic adapter is too big to fit through the center hole in the wheel which is where the threaded adapter comes in handy. This is the case with my car which has Compomotive wheels which won't let the magnet get closer then 1/2" from the hub surface. I machined an adapter ring from a piece of pipe that sits on the machined surface of the hub (after removing the dust cap) and protrudes through the center hole of the wheel enough to allow the magnet to stick on. The magnet is very powerful and holds the ring firmly to the hub. I made the ring in anticipation of aligning my car but haven't done so yet.

The magnetic or threaded adapters from Longacre are attached to the instrument with a small (1/4-20?) allen screw so you are not "locked in" to any specific arrangement and you can swap adapters as needed. If your handy with machine tools you can make your own fairly easy and can customize them to best work in your particular situation. BTW it's paid for itself already.