Tracking

[notsmartcar]

Bought a gunson trakrite . Very easy to use I thought my tracking was fine (been using rods) and but wow what a transformation to the handling obviously I wasn't accurate before so just spreading the word eBay £45. Best investment I've made for a while if you don't want to spend your money pop down and I will check yours for you.

[QFAD]

Hi Notsmartcar,

A generous offer - I will send you a pm

Steve

[Jimmy Cooper]

You just need the one 'plate' sliding Gunson plate then? Looks a good idea.
What figure did you use for the Lomax please?

[notsmartcar]

Regards toe in/out. As I see it the vehicle spends most of it's life going in a straight line so you want the front wheels to be parallel when moving to minimalise wear .. On a front wheel drive car from a stationary setting the front wheels are trying to pull the weight between them so will start to toe in hence a toe out figure is to allow for this "toe in ing tendency" Now a 2cv front end seems to have generally potential for a lot of slack hence strapping the leading edge of the tyres together to simulate the under load setting when stationary but this doesn't take into account buckled wheels when using tracking "rods" .. Now I have just changed to the trackrite system "driving over a turn table" this removes the slack to a degree as the wheels are pulling the car over, you can go over many times with either front wheel and then when this is no deviation on the scale you are near as dam it in parallel ,,, Only my opinion of course and time will tell but there is nothing worse then checking your tyres to find one side well worn because of the tracking
Now also load can make a difference to the setting so if you carry a passenger all the time have her in as you do your drive over

[Jimmy Cooper]

Thanks for the info!
I have read in various on-line sites that pushing the car over the Trakrite can give the best most consistent reading, but slow drive must be OK too.

Here's one in action on a great flat floor in a showroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ytDJ0mJoQ

[Jimmy Cooper]

Having bid on a couple of second hand Trakrites on eBay (and watched them go for nearly as much as new items), I took the plunge and have just had a new one delivered. We'll see what's what when I can clear the workshop of motorbikes and scooters to get a space on the level floor and roll the Lomax over the plate.

[howardjs]

Looking forward to reading the results...photos please Jimmy

Thanks
Howard

[notsmartcar]

If the floor is rough I put a board under the track rite and the same thickness board under the opposite wheel,at the same time.

[Jimmy Cooper]

Good idea with two pieces of hardboard. I must clear the garage and have a go.
But, I'm afraid the garage is rather full of bikes right now. New TL1000cc RX in Barry Sheene style colours picked up this w/e plus the V4 two stroke 500cc race replica Yamaha I've just screwed back together.