I’ve personally observed Mazda engineers from Japan auditing alignments on their vehicles, and here are some key details your process might be missing: To ensure precision, the vehicle is placed on a surface level within 1/16 of an inch from corner to corner. All four tires rest on low-friction ball-bearing turn plates, allowing the suspension and steering to settle naturally with no tension from the tire shoulders. Ride height is measured to ensure spring fatigue hasn’t lowered the vehicle, as this would affect camber and, in turn, toe. Tire pressures are also set to spec, as changes in pressure can impact camber and toe. Proper alignment involves a meticulous process of preparation before measuring and adjusting angles. If you’re serious about gaining an edge at the track, consider investing in a hands-on alignment course offered by major equipment manufacturers. Once you adjust a slot cam using live readings on a commercial-grade machine, you’ll realize marking cam washers with paint is unreliable-there’s too much slop in the bolt and slots to ensure accuracy.
@ThatLigarageАй бұрын
hey nice set up i was looking in to getting a toyhauler for my 2750lbs race car but was worried about how it will tow with all that weight in the rear. how dose it drive do u counter weight it by putting more weight in the front, do u think a 2500 duramax will tow it with ease? thank you
@kalcounts2 ай бұрын
Curious to what mods you made on the truck to pull that beast? It’s an SWR 6.7 pay load is what 4k ish? I don’t see it.
@timt78312 ай бұрын
What do you do for work? I live in an apartment and own a 300,000 mile vehicle. Would be a dream to own a beautiful home, trailer, nice truck, toys+. Hopefully before I get too old. I’m happy for you. Let me know your secrets.
@Dmc19402 ай бұрын
Do you know how much pin weight you have with your toys loaded? I have a 2024 srw f350 and am looking at a 395ms. My truck can handle the empty pin weight fine but am curious what it would look like with a hitch, and the trailer loaded.
@randomhero4384 ай бұрын
What high level modifications are on this car? Slicks?
@nessusing4 ай бұрын
Hey, I know this video is 2 years old, but I am about to order a set paco hub stands too. I am wondering do I need to order this string kit as well? Watching flyin miata's video, I thought the stands can do camber, caster, toe and thrust, all of it already, no? btw you could get 3+ camber just using oem camber bolts? I could never go more than 2 or even 1.5.
@pureroadster594 ай бұрын
Really wish you didn't put the music!
@that.schamp5 ай бұрын
I am thinking about exactly this setup. I was concerned about loading with my 6 degree approach, but seeing you use the race ramps makes me much more confident I'll be able to get it in there. Mybaby Powerstroke F-150 obviously isn't going to cut it for this job - this is well into 1-ton territory. I'd prefer an SRW but thinking it may require a DRW to be safe. Have you weighed the trailer w/ the mx5, water, and gear? Do you know the pin weight on the trailer w/ & w/o the car? My Evo should be about 1,000# heaver than the MX5, so I'm curious how much I would have left to work with, and how loading the car affects the pin weight. I've learned to never trust any weight provided by the manufacturer other than the rated maximum.
@TurboGreggZ5 ай бұрын
That Hard top is legit
@DavidHaroJr5 ай бұрын
Where can I get one of those spreadsheets?
@RobertMeany6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this.. Did I see that you were able to achieve -3 camber in the rear on stock suspension? Every alignment shop I've taken the car to has told me they were unable to get it past -2. Where I'm running, there are no rules, so I've purchased the SPL lower arm to help achieve that. Also just purchased the paco hub stands. You prefer doing the string method off the back of the car to using the built-in thrust angle measurement on the hub stands? Should be interesting getting the car safely onto the hub stands using just two floor jacks.. no fancy lift for me lol.
@plmotorsports60766 ай бұрын
Car is lowered on coilovers. That allows more camber over stock. -3 is the max I can get. I don’t measure thrust angle as it’s a variable of toe and will change will change if partial toe is uneven. Also the paco stands thrust angle never made sense to me and is not fine enough to actually measure IMO.
@bromarsworld27156 ай бұрын
How much does your car weigh? The weight distribution doesn’t seem good
@gtrpimp766 ай бұрын
I have a 2020 Fuzion 429 is use for sportbike trackdays. Awesome video. I had no idea that the TH was even weight rated to haul a car, let alone the ramp door rated to support your track car. What’s the weight on your car?
@stirado268 ай бұрын
For caster, i know the instructions say to turn the steering wheel 15 degrees, but how does that translate into how much i need to turn the steering wheel?
@jeffreymaldonado85459 ай бұрын
How/What did you do to be able to tow with your lifted truck? I have a f250 on a 4” lift with 37s and plan on trading my TT in for a 5th wheel but have been pretty much told I need to lower the truck in order to be able to tow a 5th wheel.
@951media6 ай бұрын
The lifted truck here is bad idea. Higher center of gravity, worse gearing for power, worse braking (more leverage on brakes), also heavier, worse mpg, and finally higher trailer height are some of the negatives. If the suspension is softer this is also bad for handling. If it is stiff it will ride worse than stock. There is a reason semis are low to the ground and stiff.
@TheJtrue10 ай бұрын
Nice video, when you mention you're using the cheater lines on the Paco hubstand to check toe are you just comparing the string to the marks that are used to check thrust? I see that you're also then checking with a straightedge marked out for your wheel size, but curious about using the marks on the Paco Stands for individual toe. Thanks!
@burnerconstructors10 ай бұрын
You're probably tired of answering all the questions about your rig. I am looking at buying this same trailer after watching your vid. There aren't a bunch of good options at this price point for hauling a race car around. How much does your race car weigh? I am looking to haul an E36 ~3k lbs with similar tools (minor) and same number of tires. The best alternative I can find is the ATC PLA 700 but they don't even hold a candle to the 398m on the luxury front.
@reeceglover576210 ай бұрын
Just wondering how you felt they went after this?
@lpvgs-817 Жыл бұрын
nice glad someone has done this so im not completely in the dark! Great upload, thanks!
@troyrichards2914 Жыл бұрын
40 gallons of water will last 3 days? Is that including a shower?
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
Shower every night. Just very very quick showers I don’t use a lot of water.
@miatafunrun3078 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour. Next time you have the car on your lift can you show us how you are J-hooking onto the chassis and what the ends of the straps looks like? I currently go through the wheels and your method may be better.
@miatafunrun3078 Жыл бұрын
Nice! What about the living quarters - kitchen, shower bed etc. you have in the Momentum?
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
Got a motorhome to tow it, in the que for future content a lot has gotten in the way of this channel the last year unfortunately.
@RyanConley-x3b Жыл бұрын
How big a lift is on your truck?...mines lifted and im looking at a 5th wheel seems to sit on yours good
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
6” with 37’s but I used a goose box and adjusted to to get it level.
@RyanConley-x3b Жыл бұрын
@plmotorsports6076 wicked thanks that's how mine is also ..I'll go with the same setup I have the gooseneck hitch already
@jwickert3 Жыл бұрын
For toe, on those wheel stands, can't you run a line from each notch on the FR and FL wheel stand and use that to tell you toe using the graduated marks on the wheel stand? I've never owned wheel stands but was intrigued by this.
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
They say you can but I don’t know how that can be accurate considering 1) The front and rear have different axle widths 2) Rear is Toe in, front is toe out, so your rear string is at the notch pushed furthest out and the front is on the notch pushed furthest out so they cancel each other and would only be accurate if your trying to achieve the same toe in as toe out of the front and rear don’t match you would have an offset.
@jwickert3 Жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 I see. Only useful for thrust angle then.
@MrKevbo82 Жыл бұрын
@@jwickert3exactly, you can use the hub stands to measure thrust, and you can run two tapes measures from side to side on the stand to get overall toe, but that won’t tell you each wheels toe like strings can. The real beauty of the hub stands IMO is having the car sitting loaded but with the wheels out of the way so you can access everything to adjust, torque, etc
@DessikaModus7 ай бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 is the rear axle wider from factory?
@stunnamanfoxx4674 Жыл бұрын
How long is ur car inside the toy hauler ?
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
Toyhauler garage is 18' long, car is 14.5'
@protocolpalpatine Жыл бұрын
This video needs time stamps I clsontnavve the patience to watch the whole thing to figure out how-to do front camber
@MrKevbo82 Жыл бұрын
If you don’t have the patience to watch the video you won’t have the patience to do a home alignment either.
@RalliartRsX Жыл бұрын
Did anyone get popped for passing under full course??
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
Yes, corner workers and control where on their game all weekend I just found it amusing two in a row is rare.
@RalliartRsX Жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 Yep. And I know those guys have been around GLTC for a bit so should know better lol
@Ambryu1 Жыл бұрын
the nd2 uses smaller fuel injectors than the nd1, but fab9 sells them.
@markpriestley9977 Жыл бұрын
Great review and video I've been looking for, brilliant. I'm looking to buy a TH to live full time in and take my MG TF and Ducati 916 with me. I've been looking State side as i think buying there and shipping to the UK is my cheapest option. So wondered if you have any pointers or links to race car trailer sites worth looking at. Or private sales? Rgds... Spike...
@justino4420 Жыл бұрын
Have you taken advantage of the new fuel injector and pump solutions that Fab9 now offers? Curious how this will improve the E85 tune/dyno results. I’m debating between forced induction and E85 with my car. Hard to say what would be a good option for a car that needs to be reliable at the moment, but will likely progress into more of a track toy in the coming years.
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
On the workbench in the shop, just need to instal them and then back on the dyno
@justino4420 Жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 very cool! Look forward to hearing about results.
@time_on_target Жыл бұрын
I've been looking for a toy hauler to do what you're doing but I decided on the ATC Game Changer Pro. What's the payload on that Grand Design? My parents have a grand design and their payload is only about 3000lbs. Any issues when you tow because of the tongue weight? One of the selling points of the ATC for me was the almost 8000lb payload and of course the almost 30' garage. Really nice setup
@plmotorsports6076 Жыл бұрын
4800#
@lkpp1568 Жыл бұрын
Did you get the Atc? I’m also going towards atc 4528. If so, what are your impressions on your rig?
@climberanderson Жыл бұрын
How’s the break over angle with the car going in? I’ve dabbled with this idea but always though I’d bottom out going in
@Official_CheapSkate2 жыл бұрын
How long is it?
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
45’
@Official_CheapSkate2 жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 and the ramps are they for support underneath or to extend
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Race ramps are they to extend for a better approach angle.
@Official_CheapSkate2 жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 awesome thanks
@heretodaygone2morrowrving2312 жыл бұрын
I was also wondering how the sw 350 does pulling that 20k triaxel. I was under the impression that once you move up to a rig that size you deffinantely hit dually country.
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Dusky is preferred indeed but I have had no issues with the SRW
@EverythingElliott2 жыл бұрын
And you know I was there every step of the way with my signature on your trunk pan!
@JungleLion82 жыл бұрын
Will the garage part fit a normal sized sedan? Like without the toolbox and tires and extra stuff
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Fit yes, but the ramp is only rated for 3,000lbs
@RED_PEPPER2 жыл бұрын
This is crazy huge! A home away from home.
@josephrainey55352 жыл бұрын
Great video! We actually purchased that blue/orange/silver cup car a few months back haha. So the ND2 with the sequential classes into ST5 for NASA??
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
No, it technically turns into an ST3 car once you put a sequential in it. But they entered to fun run with us. Their positions didn’t count for points or finish position but was a ton of fun being on track with them.
@josephrainey55352 жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 ah I see. Makes sense. Thanks!!
@mikeb10392 жыл бұрын
Since you went that far is it safe to assume Fab9 is a 1st class shop? Found them for their turbo kits but also interested in ND2 and staying na. Thrilled to see they are a 3 hr drive from me.
@brianandersen19332 жыл бұрын
Did you install air bags in your 350 p/s? With all that weight. Thanks
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Yes truck has airbags. I run 30PSI just to level out the rear end.
@BillFischerfromGHiT2 жыл бұрын
Love the review at the end. General rule: Just drive like Tom O. If it was only that easy.
@user-eh5cr4or6k2 жыл бұрын
I would like to hear somebody's experience that has actually been loading their trailer down like this for a couple of years and making numerous trips with it loaded down like that my belief is that trailer won't last one good season without starting to fall apart
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
This is my second season with this trailer almost 20,000 miles not a single issue.
@garyc8802 жыл бұрын
what is your payload cap?
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
3500#
@jeremy71232 жыл бұрын
Have you weighed it all. Wonder what the pin weight is? Are you overloaded on the truck. Nice setup.
@NicholasFaustDoty2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. That trailer has a 20K LBS GVWR and weighs around 15k LBS empty. That truck in the best configuration is only rated at 18.5k LBS tow (Regular Cab 4x2 Long Box). All short box crew cab configurations 2x4 or 4x4 cap out at 16.5K LBS tow (Crew Cab Short Box 4x2 with 24,100 GCWR). If stopped it doesn't matter what it actually weighs as the GVWR of the trailer is over the Max Trailer weight of the Truck. I went long box dually for this specific reason as I have a 20K GVWR trailer as well.
@NicholasFaustDoty2 жыл бұрын
Actually those ratings above are from a 250. Being a 350 in this video the ratings do jump. www.ford.com/cmslibs/content/dam/brand_ford/en_us/brand/resources/general/pdf/guides/18RV&TT_Ford_SuperDtyPU_Nov27.pdf Page 6 outlines the configurations.
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Truck has a 20,600# 5th Wheel/Gooseneck tow rating and a 28,700# GCVWR which is within the limits for this trailer.
@NicholasFaustDoty2 жыл бұрын
@@plmotorsports6076 Glad to hear that. Stay safe. I was looking at getting this exact model trailer at one time. Went a different route but still a 20k gvwr trailer . Bad ass setup you have there.
@mikem84752 жыл бұрын
Cant hide money! Enjoy bc you cant with you when you go! Nice setup
@H-RutherfordHill2 жыл бұрын
How well does your truck pull that? No need for a dually?
@plmotorsports60762 жыл бұрын
Truck pulls it fine, dually would be preferred
@NicholasFaustDoty2 жыл бұрын
Truck does not seem to be rated for that trailer. Will it work, sure,. Big issue if you ever get stopped or worse yet in an accident as insurance will not cover you if your truck is not rated to pull your trailer.
@AmJaxineer2 ай бұрын
Not enough payload for a 3 axle TH.
@H-RutherfordHill2 ай бұрын
@@NicholasFaustDoty Any of examples of when insurance has not covered an incident like that?
@NicholasFaustDoty2 ай бұрын
@@H-RutherfordHill I have heard of Sate Farm denying claims due to imporoper towing. IE truck not rated for trailer. Not to mention if this where for hire you cant do it anyway legally.
@tegmaniac2 жыл бұрын
Great review and nice setup!
@lanceg22512 жыл бұрын
Great video! Any chance you could demonstrate how to replace the front and rear hubs/bearings along with longer studs.
@MosesFamilyApiaries2 жыл бұрын
Mind Sharing your spread sheet for corner balance and alignment?