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Originally Posted by Elombard
Hmm Pete Z for a "street car" would the Toe be affected much if the floor was slightly un-level? I can see it making a difference on a CB but to just touch up the toe I would not think that critical.
maybe on a race car with all sphericals that would be very sensitive...
That makes me wonder, Has any body ever come up with a way to do a "dynamic alignment".
We spend so much effort to get 1/32" measured in and then when the car is moving all of the forces on the chassis and bushings and tires move everything around?
It would cool if they could come up with a rig you attach to the car that would take the measurements while driving real time to see where its at while the car is in "being loaded".
I guess thats kind of what you do with tire temp probes.
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You're probably right about the toe, but I was taught that the car must be on a verified level surface, tires must be inflated to the correct pressures and of the same manufacturer and wear at each axle, before any adjustments are made.
Regarding "rolling" alignment, remember that all of your static settings are made to obtain success while moving. Static alignment is only a starting point on a race car, and those settings provide your base point to work from using the numbers provided by your best friend (as you guessed) - your pyrometer.