Interesting. I think ill buy one as many times at the track I need to check numbers on a car thats had an off. I'll see how close it comes to my shop system first though.
Wheel alignment equipment can not be calibrated on the vehicles wheels or vehicle bodies, which are not precision built. For this very reason wheel alignment manufactures produce calibration jigs and make wheel aligners with independent cameras to align the targets that are mounted to the wheels.
I d/led the android app and tested it, but the buttons on the side interfere with the testing procedure. Seems like I almost have to have your gizmo to do a proper test. Also the testing procedure needs more instructions and the app needs more guidance for first timers.
Will your Body Align Mode work when using the frame instead of the body? I restore old trunks, and would like to dial-in the alignment once the front and rear ends are in place.
You can use it like that if you are certain that the frame rails are either parallel, or equally pointed in. Gyraline will use them as the thrust line. Alternatively you can use the rear axle in "Thrust Align mode" if it's a fixed, non-adjustable rear end.
That is correct, toe works a little bit like faster, more accurate strings where if you make an adjustment you should go back and remeasure. If you know your car this should only take a few minutes!
i believe it's like doing gears on a bicycle, it's much easier and faster to have someone pedalling and shifting (bike) /measuring (car) with another person doing the adjusting
Hi you’re product looks really interesting - I’d love to try it out. I worked as an ASE certified dealer tech from 1991-1997; from 1997-2000 I worked at a front end/ tire shop doing alignments on Hunter equipment & was trained by Hunter. I’m no longer in the automotive field professionally, but still do all my own mechanical work on my vehicles. The market needs a product like this for the automotive enthusiast, as I can confirm most shop alignments are not done correctly for various reasons. Unless you have a very reputable shop who specializes in alignments & a tech properly trained & compensated, most people are not getting the alignment they think they are getting. As cars age & wear, suspensions sag causing negative camber & changing toe (front & rear). This is why as a vehicle gets older, you will often notice excess wear on the inside of the tire tread (in towards car body - negative camber wear) & tread wearing in a feathered pattern (toe wear). Hitting potholes can cause negative caster. Cars will pull - drift towards the side with more positive camber or negative caster. Of course, all these angles are not adjustable on the front & rear of every car for different reasons. One possible difficulty I see could lie in making adjustments without having live data readings like a professional alignment rack. If your product can fairly accurately measure these angles repeatedly you likely could do a 10x better alignment compared to any production shop if you are willing to spend the time / effort. Does it? I dunno. Someone trained should be able to tell if the readings are making sense based on adjustments performed & if the initial read angles coincide with the wear on each tire. Also, comparing the angles read to manufactures specs on newish vehicles would tell how accurate it is. As someone who has been trained in 4 wheel alignments professionally & has experience doing them using a rack, I’d love to try your product in exchange for a review.
Interesting. I think ill buy one as many times at the track I need to check numbers on a car thats had an off. I'll see how close it comes to my shop system first though.
Wheel alignment equipment can not be calibrated on the vehicles wheels or vehicle bodies, which are not precision built. For this very reason wheel alignment manufactures produce calibration jigs and make wheel aligners with independent cameras to align the targets that are mounted to the wheels.
How will I know the proper measurements for my specific vehicle? Basically what do I set it at once I get the reading
I d/led the android app and tested it, but the buttons on the side interfere with the testing procedure. Seems like I almost have to have your gizmo to do a proper test. Also the testing procedure needs more instructions and the app needs more guidance for first timers.
Sadly It doesn't work on android at least no in my S22 Ultra
Will your Body Align Mode work when using the frame instead of the body? I restore old trunks, and would like to dial-in the alignment once the front and rear ends are in place.
You can use it like that if you are certain that the frame rails are either parallel, or equally pointed in. Gyraline will use them as the thrust line. Alternatively you can use the rear axle in "Thrust Align mode" if it's a fixed, non-adjustable rear end.
So when adjusting toe you are flying completely blind? As in you have no idea how close you’ve gotten until you go around and remeasure again?
That is correct, toe works a little bit like faster, more accurate strings where if you make an adjustment you should go back and remeasure. If you know your car this should only take a few minutes!
i believe it's like doing gears on a bicycle, it's much easier and faster to have someone pedalling and shifting (bike) /measuring (car) with another person doing the adjusting
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@@Swanicyouth it's easier if there are two people doing the job to reduce the amount of work required by more than half
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Hi you’re product looks really interesting - I’d love to try it out. I worked as an ASE certified dealer tech from 1991-1997; from 1997-2000 I worked at a front end/ tire shop doing alignments on Hunter equipment & was trained by Hunter. I’m no longer in the automotive field professionally, but still do all my own mechanical work on my vehicles. The market needs a product like this for the automotive enthusiast, as I can confirm most shop alignments are not done correctly for various reasons. Unless you have a very reputable shop who specializes in alignments & a tech properly trained & compensated, most people are not getting the alignment they think they are getting. As cars age & wear, suspensions sag causing negative camber & changing toe (front & rear). This is why as a vehicle gets older, you will often notice excess wear on the inside of the tire tread (in towards car body - negative camber wear) & tread wearing in a feathered pattern (toe wear). Hitting potholes can cause negative caster. Cars will pull - drift towards the side with more positive camber or negative caster. Of course, all these angles are not adjustable on the front & rear of every car for different reasons.
One possible difficulty I see could lie in making adjustments without having live data readings like a professional alignment rack. If your product can fairly accurately measure these angles repeatedly you likely could do a 10x better alignment compared to any production shop if you are willing to spend the time / effort. Does it? I dunno. Someone trained should be able to tell if the readings are making sense based on adjustments performed & if the initial read angles coincide with the wear on each tire. Also, comparing the angles read to manufactures specs on newish vehicles would tell how accurate it is.
As someone who has been trained in 4 wheel alignments professionally & has experience doing them using a rack, I’d love to try your product in exchange for a review.
The only way this has any merit is testing it next to a legitimate machine