Setup Station Plates - RC-Monster Forums

Arct1k · 09:13 PM

Hi,

Is anyone else interesting in these in either 23mm, 17mm, 14mm or 12mm format as either nice stands for working on/displaying your car or as a basic setup station.

I have a camber measurement but useless when using tires. I was going to see if Mike or Jamie could made them - Any interest? I can't imagine they would cost much....

This would enable easy measurement of toe and camber.

Cheers

brushlessboy16 · 10.06.2008, 09:04 PM

id be interested in a set, but would ned 23mm ;)

Finnster · 10.06.2008, 09:51 PM

Not too bad, but if you are having something made, why not go for the whole shabangabang?

The camber w/ those would be easy to measure w/ a RPM gauge, but I'm not sure how you are measuring the toe. Maybe I'm missing something. I can never eyeball toe right.

The ways I've seen it done is to have a plate mount on top w/ degree marks that line up to the lower vertical plate. It would actually be nice if there was a low cost option, reg setups stations are fairly expensive for just some alu plates. They are very nice to have tho.

Arct1k · 10:01 PM

The idea is to just measure the distance across the car from the front to front and the rear top rear of the plates - In addition you need the distance of the front of one plate to the center line of the car. The rest is just trig to calc the toe on the left and right - I can provide the math and I'm sure BrianG could convert into a script easy enough.

The idea was to keep it cheap and combine with the RPM camber gauge for a budget solution...

Would you pay $20 for a set?

BrianG · 10.06.2008, 09:59 PM

Yeah, I could add the script, but having trouble grasping what the PDF was? From the replies, it's some kind of tire alignment gauge or something?

Arct1k · 10.06.2008, 10:06 PM

Take the wheels off of the car and mount the plates instead using the hex to hold in place.

This provides a flat plane to measure the camber angle of the hex i.e. wheel. Also provides an easy reference point for measuring the distances across the car in order to calc toe.

BrianG · 10.06.2008, 10:08 PM

Ah, I see now. Must be a little dense this evening.

TexasSP · 10.06.2008, 10:11 PM

Looks like a nice inexpensive way to calculate alignment. A simple protractor with marked angles on it would aid easily in detecting toe in adjustment. I couple swipes with a pointed end mill to have some lines of demarcation could aid with camber as well.

Arct1k · 10.06.2008, 10:18 PM

Toes a bit hard as you need a reference point for the protrator to measure against the plate - Measuring the distances means you only need the distance to the centre of the car...

But would you buy them.... Need to persuade mike to build them and Brian and I to work out a script for the site :)

BrianG · 10.06.2008, 10:28 PM

Actually, I can think of a way to negate the need for any math.

Have an extendable bar that attaches to both plates (to compensate for vehicles of different widths), then have a protractor built into each side. The cross bar would provide the reference point.

And I'm sure adaptors could be created to use on all hub styles/sizes.

Arct1k · 10:36 PM

Well if you made them as a equalateral triangle you could get three... I'd suggest 17mm, Revo and Stampede Axel sizes - No many people use 23mm - If you or have a non standard axle. i.e. savage just drill out one of the sizes that you don't use.

The bar provides a partial reference but if you have different toe left and right it won't help unless you measure from the middle of the axle - This just gets a bit hard...

A tape measure is pretty easy... I'm trying to make this cheap and doable rather than over engineer LOL - I guess I'm a math guy...

BrianG · 10.06.2008, 10:39 PM

lol, yeah, I was just trying to come up with a way that doesn't require someone to be online to use it. :)

Arct1k · 10.06.2008, 10:43 PM

I guess I figure that for a particular car it will be easy to come up with a set of distance measurements that you can print off as a reference card...

The only variables on a car is the track from plate to plate and the length of the base of the plate - Everything else is math...

BrianG · 10.06.2008, 10:45 PM

OK, you design it, and I'll do the interface.

Just let me know what you think would be the most intuitive design, and the math to go along with it, and it shall be done!

Arct1k · 10:49 PM

Will have a go at it tomorrow at the calc and redesign the plates too for multi-shaft size...

Still need plates to be made...