[sti robot]

Just bought myself one of these: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...TOOL&ihtoken=1

basically its a digital/zeroing level which equates to a digital camber gauge

Oh, and there is an extra 15% off at sears this week...some brown bag special or something.

This is where I got the idea: http://www.sr20forum.com/technical-i...ignment-5.html

This plus nick's toe/thrust string method could be your complete alignment setup. Also, for sh!ts and giggles you could go check it when you are done at firestone (they have some freebee check that expires tomorrow...but a lot of other places will give you a free check)

[Greg]

Interesting, let us know how it works. It'd be interesting to check what it reads for your current camber compared to you last alignment numbers. See how close it is to a shop's camber reading.

[Rookie84]

That is indeed interesting. It would be awesome if it is reasonably accurate, so we can do our own alignments. It is always frustrating to work with a shop that just doesn't try hard enough to get perfect numbers.

[Drag-On]

The link to Sears does not work for me. What is the official name for this tool?

[sti robot]

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...at=Laser+Tools

Craftsman 10 in. Level, Digital LaserTrac®
Sears item #00948292000 Mfr. model #48292

[williaty]

Is 0.1deg precise enough for the tool since you'd like to get things to match to a tenth?

[sti robot]

For camber this is close enough, I believe. I used the setup and got 1.5/1.4 in the front...which is ok.

[Drag-On]

How long is the metal bar that is attach to your Digital LaserTrac?

[sti robot]

The metal bar is 18 inches. (04 sti stock bbs's aren't 18 inches but for some reason from edge or rim to edge of rim is about 18in??) You don't want it resting on the tire...it will bulge out unevenly on the top and bottom and throw the measurement off. If the face of your wheel is convex (center or spokes come out of the face/plane of the wheel) you will need something to raise the bar/level away from the face. Remember that it has to be perfectly parallel from the face of the wheel when place so the "spacers" must be exactly the same size.