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Old 08-30-2013, 04:28 AM
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This is a bit of a rough and ready idea but why not try measuring the distance between the centre of the wheels (front and back) on either side of the car and compare. Then measure the distance of each wheel within the arch. If the rear wheels sit at the same place in the rear arch (they should!) then you can start to compare from the front end of the rear arch to the front end of the front arch.

More complicated measurements can be made by parking the car on a flat hard surface and dropping a plumb bob from each point of measurement and marking the floor with chalk - drive / roll the car out of the way to measure between points and (importantly) across points.
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