Camber alignment

**innova2013** · November 27th, 2015 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by jick.cejoco

Ang carpenter's level samahan ng nylon string (to check toe kuno) at gamit nga ng carpentero. If you do this so called wheel alignment is like shooting from the hip in the dark. Go to a reputable shop with the proper equipment.

hindi ganun yung ibig kong sabihin sir. doon ko lang na compare. old school measuring device siya.

alignment tool talaga siya, pero ibis na digital/computerized, yung reading niya ay "bula".

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Originally Posted by jick.cejoco

Ang carpenter's level samahan ng nylon string (to check toe kuno) at gamit nga ng carpentero. If you do this so called wheel alignment is like shooting from the hip in the dark. Go to a reputable shop with the proper equipment.

hindi ganun yung ibig kong sabihin sir. doon ko lang na compare. old school measuring device siya.

alignment tool talaga siya, pero ibis na digital/computerized, yung reading niya ay "bula".

**jick.cejoco** · November 27th, 2015 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by innova2013

hindi ganun yung ibig kong sabihin sir. doon ko lang na compare. old school measuring device siya.

alignment tool talaga siya, pero ibis na digital/computerized, yung reading niya ay "bula".

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hindi ganun yung ibig kong sabihin sir. doon ko lang na compare. old school measuring device siya.

alignment tool talaga siya, pero ibis na digital/computerized, yung reading niya ay "bula".

Maybe this one?
https://www.google.com/search?q=camb...LR5nr6K3JOM%3A

**dr. d** · November 27th, 2015 11:04 AM

before them new-fangled alignment machines became available..
we did it using strings, tape measure or metal rule, and carpenter's level.
..pretty good results, if tire wear patterns are to be believed..

alignment is easier now, because of them gadgets.
but never let it be said, that using strings and levels, is akin to hitting the bullseye while shooting from the hip in the dark.
we were doing precisely that, before. all it takes, is practice and patience. sir.

**Erick Chavez** · November 27th, 2015 11:33 AM

pa comment na din po ng medyo OT, dati nung nagpa camber alignment ako sabi ng tao dun sa yokohama hindi daw pwede ma adjust ng hindi gagamit ng kikil at kikikilin daw nila para ma allign.. ok lang ba yon?

**dr. d** · November 27th, 2015 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Erick Chavez

pa comment na din po ng medyo OT, dati nung nagpa camber alignment ako sabi ng tao dun sa yokohama hindi daw pwede ma adjust ng hindi gagamit ng kikil at kikikilin daw nila para ma allign.. ok lang ba yon?

many modern vehicles have convenient camber adjust ability.. ikot lang ng turnilyo..
there are some vehicles that do not have this convenient camber adjust.
kinikikil, linalagyan ng shims siguro, o pinupukpok..

then there are those, usually the back wheels, where no camber adjustment is possible at all. replacement lang..

errr... what's your car in question, po?

**weisshorn** · November 27th, 2015 12:03 PM

Ganyan nga ang gagawin nila pag MacPherson strut na walang camber adjustment bolt. My own opinion: tama ang camber setting nyan when new, apparently nag karoon ng clearance somewhere sa suspension arm or position ng strut (e.g. shock absorber mounting) kaya nawala sa correct camber.

**w00ch** · November 27th, 2015 12:39 PM

ok ba magpa-camber alignment sa zafra or mas better ba sa servitek?

in terms of cost mukhang mas mura si zafra. feedback nmn, tia

**luis_** · November 27th, 2015 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by jick.cejoco

Camber in most vehicles is set positive on the front wheels to offset the curvature of the road crown. Refer to the manufacturer's recommendation not the ganun talaga specs. For lack of information, knowledge and sometimes laziness, they use the ganun talaga specs

Default camber is not in the manual. Sinearch ko na rin sa net pero wala akong makitang default camber setting. BTW, vios yung car. Medyo mas manipis yung outer wheel ngayon kesa inner, ibig sabihin ba nun sobra yung pagka positive?

**dr. d** · November 27th, 2015 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by w00ch

ok ba magpa-camber alignment sa zafra or mas better ba sa servitek?

in terms of cost mukhang mas mura si zafra. feedback nmn, tia

sa servitrek ako. haven't tried zafra.
i like their otis branch. almost always, no waiting. but i go there because it's near the workplace.

**dr. d** · November 27th, 2015 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by luis_

Default camber is not in the manual. Sinearch ko na rin sa net pero wala akong makitang default camber setting. BTW, vios yung car. Medyo mas manipis yung outer wheel ngayon kesa inner, ibig sabihin ba nun sobra yung pagka positive?

"default camber" refers to the mechanics.
there is always a camber measurement by the manufacturer.
"you haven't looked hard enough" , sir.