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Old 10-24-2012, 03:21 PM
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Just in case you are interested - I made my own (temporary) camber gauge in this thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/284337-how-i-adjusted-toe-out-camber-caster-my-w123-300d.html#post2539504

See post #9

Here's a picture of the parts I used



It is essentially using a plumb line and measuring the distance travelled and converting that into degrees.

NASA calibrated lasers? We don't need no stinking lasers. You can make this more accurate than a laser.
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