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-max- 07-26-2012 11:14 PM

Track width
 
Can someone tell me the track width front and rear. Need it to do an alignment.

d1ck 07-27-2012 08:07 AM

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-max- 07-27-2012 02:39 PM

No, Not in there.

fatoni 07-27-2012 03:27 PM

Measure it

-max- 07-27-2012 08:02 PM

It comes down to mm. Has to be perfect. I am sure that the info is out there, just hard to do a search for FRS track width. All I get is about race tracks. Lol

fatoni 07-27-2012 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by -max- (Post 343133)
It comes down to mm. Has to be perfect. I am sure that the info is out there, just hard to do a search for FRS track width. All I get is about race tracks. Lol

if you really want that kind of accuracy, a number you get from the manufacturer isnt going to be accurate to that degree either

Dave-ROR 07-27-2012 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by -max- (Post 343133)
It comes down to mm. Has to be perfect. I am sure that the info is out there, just hard to do a search for FRS track width. All I get is about race tracks. Lol

Subaru.com has it listed as does Scion.com.

I've adjusted track width to change handling before, but never during an alignment.

-max- 07-27-2012 09:16 PM

Just need to know the difference between the front and rear really. My last 2 cars were 5 mm wider in the rear. Need to know this to use the string method.
Ill check there websites when I get off of work. Only have my phone right now.

fatoni 07-27-2012 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR (Post 343238)
Subaru.com has it listed as does Scion.com.

I've adjusted track width to change handling before, but never during an alignment.

i think hes planning on using string and chalk to align his car

OrbitalEllipses 07-27-2012 09:56 PM

Front track: 59.8
Rear track: 60.6

from http://www.cars101.com/subaru/brz/brz2013.html about halfway down the page.

-max- 07-27-2012 10:22 PM

Thanks. I just found it on Subaru website also.
been burnt by crappy alignments too many times. If the rack is not calibrated right, your screwed. As long as you have a flat surface, its pretty damned simple to set toe and camber. For the price of a couple alignments, you can buy the stuff to do it, and know its right.

d1ck 07-28-2012 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by -max- (Post 343358)
Thanks. I just found it on Subaru website also.
been burnt by crappy alignments too many times. If the rack is not calibrated right, your screwed. As long as you have a flat surface, its pretty damned simple to set toe and camber. For the price of a couple alignments, you can buy the stuff to do it, and know its right.

Care to share your setup?

-max- 07-28-2012 10:53 PM

Alignment set-up?
2 jack stands, fishing line and a ruler for toe. Cheap, easy and accurate. Used this method on my last 3 cars
A digital level for camber. This might not be 100% accurate, but its repeatable. That is, 2.7* of camber might actually be 2.8*, but that sodas not really matter. What matters is how the tire is being used and being able to repeat the set up you want.

jlevy 08-21-2012 05:49 AM

I use the string method too
 
I've been setting toe by this method for 10 years now (WRX and Mini). It works well. I have a measuring device that resembles a long skinny triangle to give me the distances in mm (or tenths of a mm) between the string and tire. I have a digital camber measuring device as well, but rarely need to use it.

-JL


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