Now a hinged frame was made this is weighed down with a couple of jerry cans to ensure it doesnt move on the floor. Longacres bump steer gauge is well engineered to make it both simple to use and reliably accurate.
How To Measure Bump Steer And Its Effect On Toe Changes
Homemade bump steer gauge. Instrument utilizes two dial gauges. I made a bump steer gauge. Vertical movement is due to camber gain. Bump steer gauges precision bump steer gauge with billet plate. These photos from before i drilled the hole out of the middle. There is one dot for ride height.
The red dots are with only half of the bumpsteer correction spacers installed. A 38 inch thick billet aluminum plate bolts to the wheel hub and is laser etched with marking. Dos anybody know where i can find somehwere on the net with plans on how to make a homemade bump steer gauge. I made dots for 1 2 and 3 bump and rebound. Homemade bump steer gauge fabricated from aluminum plate and round stock. Precision bump steer gauge with billet plate 4 5 bolt sportcompact.
Neither side should bump out more than 030 at 1. Jump to latest follow 1 15 of 15 posts. If its more than that you have found your problem. To measure bump steer we put the car on jack stands or a two post hoist remove a spring from one corner of the suspension and re assemble the suspension. There are two colored dots. Precision digital bump steer gauge with billet plate.
We can now move the wheel up and down without restriction from the spring. Youll have to raise the car on stands remove the springs and set the suspension at ride height to check it. Here is how you read the chart. Some 10mm plate was chain drilled and then a 5100 stud pattern drilled. Homemade bump steer gauge plans. Bava17 if you know any round track racers in your area they normally keep a bump steer gauge in the shop.
1 post a comment. The pencil color is with maximum correction thickest spacer able to fit. Discussion starter 1 jan 17 2010. Joined may 6 2009 151 posts.