DIYbanter - View Single Post - Advice requested from those of you who have successfully checked camber at home

Tekkie®

posted for all of us...

On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 21:13:33 -0000 (UTC), John Harmon
wrote:

amdx actually said:

That's excellent advice. Since the tire bulges, I wonder if it's best
to use the wheel lugs to mount a jig which is what we measure to?
A jig, if you can't use the actual wheel.

I agree that, for our purposes, we should assume I jury rig a jig of some
sort so that there is a flat completely perpendicular plate bolted onto the
axle somehow (probably placed on the outside of the wheels using the lug
bolts or lug nuts).

Does anyone here know how to convert the 1 and 2 minutes to inches?

No, But 30 min is equal to 0.5 degrees.

Right. And the 1 and 2 minutes are 1/60th and 1/30th of a degree
respectively.

But what is 1/60th of a degree in inches?
That depends whether it is at 12.5 inches, 12.5 feet, or 12.5
miles.......
You REALLY need to study your high-school math.

+5 and high school math... He could go back to school and learn all this for
less bux than he wasted-not to mention our time.

Drive it to the BMW shop and tell them you want it set to the preferred
settings. Make certain all your bushings and arms and their esoterically
named crap is brand new because as it wears it will change. Don't hit any
curbs, potholes, driveways, obstructions of any sort, or drive it period.
Better get new springs too as they will sag and take everything out of the
trunk. If it's a convertible weld some stiffeners along the top. Have your
partner and you control their weight. Fill up with gas first. Get all
pebbles, stones and other safarcus out of the treads. Make certain the tire
pressure is within a 10/th of a pound. I am sure I am forgetting
something...

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Tekkie