Caster camber gauge, fasten on spindle toe plates, stagger tape, toe tapeYou have no equipment of your own. What is the first setup related tool you buy?
I think you would want scales next. You can either spend the money or go cheap and wait to see a good deal.Ok. Once those are acquired whats next ? I was thinking more like scales, accutoe, caster camber gauge? The higher price stuff
Most all those things can be done with basic hand tools and some ingenuity.Caster camber gauge, fasten on spindle toe plates, stagger tape, toe tape
Honestly after reading this I change my suggestion. Your next tool is a Binder and a pen.Most all those things can be done with basic hand tools and some ingenuity.
String line. Square. Angle finder.
Calculator and notebook.
Cheap tools used correctly trump the most sophisticated systems with no idea if being used properly.
Scales are probably next. But you won't use them as much as you think once you get a handle on what the chassis needs.
Good notes a must.
Tires still wins the budget.
Hmmm, we're on ours weekly.....sometimes 2-3 times a week if we're racing different tracks.Scales are probably next. But you won't use them as much as you think once you get a handle on what the chassis needs.
Hey Brian, I recently had an addition added to my shop just for scaling. Concrete, Perfectly Level, do I still need scale stands? Being my floor is Level. I ask cuz I sold my scale stands recently.Pick up a good scale stand (contact Todd Weber, Jesus Freak on here.) Without a good leveling stand, scales won't be of much use, nor will the front end tools. Sure, you can get it close on your garage floor, but I'm assuming you already have that ability or you wouldn't be asking about purchasing high end tools.
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No. We had our shop floor laser leveled. The guy that finished the concrete thought I was nuts, but I wanted our shop floor perfectly level and I went way overkill (imagine that) when we built the shop. There's always just too much stuff in the way to scale karts inside, so we scale outside on scale stands.Hey Brian, I recently had an addition added to my shop just for scaling. Concrete, Perfectly Level, do I still need scale stands? Being my floor is Level. I ask cuz I sold my scale stands recently.
Same here! if you aren't scaling at least bi-weekly you really don't know. Just hoping nothing changed.Hmmm, we're on ours weekly.....sometimes 2-3 times a week if we're racing different tracks.
Not to mention bending over to work on the thing if you don't lift it up and down from a stand every time.my garage floor has a pitch to it and i just add 1/4 or 1/8 plywood squares under the scales to make it level. I have the locations for the scales taped out on the floor. However once you use a table with roll off pads you wont want to work on the floor ever again.