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Bryan Boyle:
I know it's a bit down the road for my ride at this point (my quick trip around the block did not reveal any steering or alignment abnormalities...yet...but Fall River MA streets are bomb-cratered, so no doubt it will happen at some point..).

Was used to using the parallel string method, but converting from/to angle vs inch measurements was a bit confusing.

Ran across this website that allows you to calculate angles from the length measurement if you are interested. 

https://robrobinette.com/DIYAlignmentCalculator.htm

HTH.

EuropaTC:
Yes, that guy has been quite cute in the way he's done the maths.

I saw it a while ago and copied his theory/approach into my app, not so much for the angle values but because it compensates if you don't have the strings parallel to the body.

As long as the strings are parallel to themselves you don't have to spend a lot of time getting them set up around the car. and in my case that always took longer than actually doing the measurements.

Brian

Sandyman:
Thanks for that link. I couldn't get my head around using the string method and keep them in place while raising and lowering the car.

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