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