Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools

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Sujet : Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools
De : Ivano.Rossi (at) *nospam* nospam.tin.it (Ivano Rossi)
Groupes : alt.home.repair rec.autos.tech
Date : 31. May 2025, 20:20:02
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What basic tools are needed to do a simple alignment check at home?

I'm aware you can't easily do a comprehensive four-wheel alignment check at
home (e.g., to check if a vehicle has been in an accident) but at home you
generally are checking your own vehicles which you know the history of.

All you really need to check, I think, is caster, camber & toe, right?
And caster is a mathematical function of camber, right?

So do I only need to accurately check camber and toe?

If so, what tools do I need to check that at home, and what basic methods
are needed? For example, on Amazon are these $50 toe alignment plates.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1XZ6H8D

But those toe alignment plates bolt to the axle? Really?
Don't we want to perform toe measurements with the vehicle on the ground in
the normal sprung geometry? On a turning plate perhaps?

Since those toe alignment plates have a strap, can they be used with the
wheel on (I realize the tire pushes the alignment plate out about an inch).

For camber, this $100 camber angle gauge seems to be a magnetic mount.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PB7V3SU/

Is that sufficient to measure camber & toe (caster can be calculated)?
Or do I also need this wheel clamp contraption to get the camber right?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07532CB8M/

Date Sujet#  Auteur
31 May 25 * Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools12Ivano Rossi
1 Jun 25 +* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools10Paul in Houston TX
1 Jun 25 i`* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools9Ivano Rossi
1 Jun 25 i `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools8Paul in Houston TX
1 Jun 25 i  `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools7Ivano Rossi
2 Jun 25 i   `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools6Ivano Rossi
2 Jun 25 i    `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools5Xeno
2 Jun 25 i     `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools4Ivano Rossi
3 Jun 25 i      `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools3Xeno
3 Jun 25 i       `* Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools2Ivano Rossi
6 Jun 25 i        `- Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools1Peter
1 Jun 25 `- Re: Basic front wheel alignment at home for free with the right tools1Randy Jones

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