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Originally Posted by QDM
My method is to use a 9' long piece of steel U channel and 8 1/4" bolts. On the flat garage floor I set the U channel along side the car, on top of a cinder block and a 2X4 to get the height the same as the axles. I drill holes in the U channel and put the bolts in heads out with nuts on both sides so I can adjust them in and out. The bolts touch the edges of the wheel just inside the outer lip. On my Swift the rear track is 1/2" narrower than the front so the bolts are adjusted in 1/4" more than the front. Then the bolts are adjusted for a slight toe in at the rear and 0 toe in on the front. At that point I just reach under the front and rear of the car and adjust the toe in until the wheel rims touch the bolt heads. Works great.
Hugemoth
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Seems like the method should work well, but how are you sure the "U" channel is parallel to the centerline of the car? I can see how this would work to get it close, but I'm not sure how this will work if your track of your front or rear wheel is off a little bit due to worn bushings. I could see it working if you had the 9 foot piece of metal on both sides, and measured to make sure you made a 90 degree rectangle where the "box" would be formed.
Thanks for the ideas.
ZugyNA 
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