How To DIY String Alignment // Semi Aggressive

[@johnhamlin7868]

I run a small car shop in Toronto Canada. I leave your videos on in the waiting room all day every day. Everyone loves them. When customers tell me they are thinking of buy a new car and ask my opinion, I just show them your review of the car. I love you never even think about cutting even a small corner. You make everything flawlessly. I love to sew as a hobby so when I saw your video with the shoe repair machine, I watched about 8 times. Keep up the good work and know you have a good following in the great white North.

[@KateOrKatieOrKatherine]

Seconding this from YMM! You're killin' it Sarah!

[@bluearcherx]

you have more troubleshooting skill than 99% of youtubers. well done.

[@SarahnTuned]

I went to school for this stuff.

[@scottzehrung4829]

@@SarahnTuned So did others but, you absorbed it and apply. 👍🏼

[@motomaxsandiego]

YOU are absolutely amazing ! Would you be willing to sit down for an interview for "60 Minutes " TV program ?

[@mostcom]

@@motomaxsandiego That is still being produced?

[@droppindeuces6981]

@@motomaxsandiegoAin't nobody got time fa dat! Unless,,, CHA-CHING $$$$$

[@TheVent2010]

When you get a project done, then you should make a fun cruising video. I think it would give you a little break and have some fun as well.

[@SarahnTuned]

A video of me just driving sounds highly narcissistic, like what's the value in that? I'm not that special.

[@spdcrzy]

​@@SarahnTunedthe camera doesn't have to face you. You could run multiple interior and exterior cameras for steering, pedal cam, and front/rear views and just choose a road you know well to drive on. No talking. Just driving and engine noise. 😁

[@richardw64]

@@SarahnTuned Actually....you kinda are. ( quote. Russell Dunbar from Rules of Engagement) Take it from an old man. You are special to us. I think he meant for you to do a road test and show us all the features as you go along.

[@richardtaylor2449]

@@SarahnTuned eh? you are special and you fought for your country and your tall, pretty and a petrolhead 😍😍

[@charliestevenson3500]

@@SarahnTuned, we just want to see you test drive the car to see how well the completed work improved it.

[@Axial_Andrew]

A Quincy Tarantula film 📼 Sarah-N-Tuned is... Camberproof...😎

[@Fizz-Pop]

Everytime I see those wheels on that car..I smile. I can't help it. Perfection.

[@dsb1829]

As much as it pains to watch, it is nice that your channel covers the stuff that kills forward progress on all of our projects. The "appliance vehicles" comment is spot on as well.

[@jkK-lw9lu]

Glad you are Finally getting the tune, now you can enjoy driving that beautiful Mr-2…please take us along for some of the fun. I’m sure there’s a bunch of fans that have been waiting to enjoy it with you! Thanks for being you and letting us into your world!

[@_Deww_]

I got my robo bubble degrease the other day and the packaging is excellent, thank you Karen for your hard work!

[@Shelbycarguy]

You are as clever as you are charming. The stuff you do is complex and truly impressive.

[@johnraygun9868]

a woman sitting down reading tech data is so much hotter than one reading a romance novel lmao, outstanding work as always Sarah!

[@craigpennington1251]

Man, I love the old stuff. You really don't have to mess with all those electronics like the last 40 years to present. Sarah has the BEST how to videos around. This old bat has learned a lot from watching her videos.Thank so much Sarah.

[@mostcom]

Thanks! It appears you haven't received enough love today. Sorry I was late to the live stream the other day. Curses, give me some notice will ya... please🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mostcom]

So glad to see you revisiting what seems like an old friend. So much time has gone by it seems, since all that heavy lifting you did to bring mister dos to this stage.

[@kevinhill8749]

One of the cleanest Mr2's on the planet.... I love that car... o and congrats on the new product line. I can't wait to try a bundle when they are back online

[@markphilpot8734]

You really went out of your way on this. The alignment portion was really fascinating. Problem with modding things, you end up jacking yourself up later on down the line even as careful and meticulous as we know you to be. Sorry it acted out, but I know you’ll figure it out. It’s what you do. From the garage days to the present, you persevere and triumph. We love that about you. Press on Sarah! Yeah buddy!❤

[@Olichi60]

I think the odds of Sarah buying some white wire with a black stripe and re -re-doing the ground wire at a future date, are about 50/50

[@nickchoy7676]

"That's not the right way to do it." --I absolutely love your attention to detail! No doubt as a result of your years as a maintainer in the Air Force. More car enthusiasts need this level of OCD.

[@lexalford358]

I’m glad you go over the thought process of doing the work we all know that you never have exactly what you need when you work on anything that you don’t work on every day

[@DavidVidaurri]

Best channel on youtube❤

[@Primus54]

Still my absolute favorite of your vehicles, probably because I binge-watched every Mr. Dos video after first discovering your channel. And of course since so much of the work was done in your garage at home, it’s nostalgic to see how far you’ve come. Can’t wait until you can finally get the tune done. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍

[@BrunchHunter]

Wishing you and Ping all the best Sarah! Thanks for showing this, didn't know how it was done

[@MS-hd8yq]

Thank you Sarah for always being entertaining. Lost my Dad last Wednesday and your videos give my mind a much needed break from itself. Also FUCK Cancer!

[@bamabonkers]

Greatly appreciate your persistence to track down gremlins and seek their knowledge. You are an inspiration for all us shady tree mechanics.

[@tedbudzilek6113]

First, great job at doing a static alignment. I've aligned thousands of cars and even some track cars. When doing track cars, you must compensate for the weight of the driver and if you really want to split hairs, a full tank of fuel verses an empty tank and split the difference. I would use sand bags in the drivers seat and in the trunk to compensate. You would be surprised at how much 200 pounds in the drivers seat and truck can affect settings.

[@telemarktumalo6978]

Watching this, I had a flashback to when I walked into a graduate Physical Chemistry course by accident. I was watching your video and nodding my head politely. Class dismissed!

[@john.sdourado]

I love seeing sara working on all her projects, but I would also really love videos of Sara actually driving her cars, doing road trips and enjoying them on the road, not only enjoying them on the lift in the shop 😂 That's just a thought that crossed my mind after being a subscriber for many years, I never seen her actually driving her cars enough 😔

[@Simey2wheels]

Considering race teams used to do this constantly I'd say it's good enough! Half the wheel alignment places don't really care as much as we would, so I also did my own on my old 911. Quite easy and fun to do. I used some long timbers front and rear with vert rods for my strings. Also used a digital level but didn't use it's results (wasn't accurate or repeatable) so I reverted to trig for better accuracy.

[@panamafloyd1469]

When I got my first sportscar in the early '80s, I wondered why they handled as poorly as my dad's Dodge Fury after I did suspension work. Thank goodness an older guy gave me a well-worn copy of Fred Puhn's book. Funny thing, when I was racing SCCA in the mid '90s, I was still using string. I feel like one of those 'old guys' who still knows how to rebuild carburetors.😄

[@patt30521111]

I used to do this on Corvettes that I did frame off Restorations with a string and turntable and plates like you have we would put a small shim in the front string going around the widest part of the tire. Wrap the string all the way around the car with a pretty heavy spring to hold tension on it in the back middle then we would have one of those caster camp bubble things that would go on the bearing hub with a needle to center it in the spindle in later years when I did alignments with regular machines, you had to calibrate the heads, but it was very important that the head was at the midpoint of the wheel directly out from where the axle was. Especially when you’re doing 20° sweeps of the front wheels you won’t get the exact same number I don’t believe if it is not in the center of the wheel.

[@traceyphillips8641]

Sarah once again bringing the STRONG dad jokes vibe

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

You're way smarter than Tarantino. Loved the circuit chase. Gotta love this old-school manuals.

[@Broken_Wrench]

"At least i know what the problem is" is both the truest and saddest, positive line ever... needs to be on a tee-shirt

[@oilyragsgarage7200]

Have done quite a few home alignments because my local roads are trash. My go to method is string, 4 jackstands, 2 steel pipes with sluts cut in them for the string at even lengths. From there I make a square box around the car along the centre line of each wheel with a metric steel ruler, although sometimes I break out the imperial one just to annoy my car mates LoL.

[@johnhurley6333]

life is a lot simpler in mm, well done

[@wurlycorner]

Damn right it is!

[@johntamlyn6383]

Today I had a new ceiling light fitted in my kitchen. The electrician did it really nicely, but there was a big circular mark on the ceiling where the old fixture was. So I needed to do some sanding, a little filler, more sanding followed by painting. It made me think of Sarah, because if Sarah ever did videos of home decoration they’d be done with care and great attention to detail!

[@jimamizzi1]

Know wonder your exhausted Sarah with all the camera angles you give us, I understand why it’s a lot of work this YT thing. This is my favourite car of yours.

[@oc6huki]

It’s nice to watch someone who actually understands the theory of wheel alignment. Some shops seem to have techs who just make all the indicators green on the fancy rack.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Hard part is finding a shop where they understand how alignment works, and will then alter the setting to match what you want the car to drive like. Let's just say, that when you take a '66 Valiant, keep the factory toe setting, give it a smidge of neg camber and a whole bite of positive caster, they stop understeering and corner like the lightweight sports chassis they really can be.

[@meanman6992]

Unfortunately a LOT of people have been just taught the answers and not how to get the answer… if you know what I mean.

[@wbj2000]

I love cross breeding a cow thing and a moustache dog. 😂 Your persistence is admirable.

[@YabaiSugoi-WowAmazing]

Thanks for making it so easy for us to support you with the merch, channel membership, Patreon and super thanks. All of us helping a little could have huge results! 👍

[@benjohnson7170]

Ghost of wire past.😆

[@eefneleman9564]

God I love a four post lift with an alignment computer. You roll on, suspension already settled, zero the wheels and start aligning. Really expensive, but the boss paid for it. String alignment is for open wheel racers where you have easy acces to all the relevant nuts and bolts.

[@lorensims4846]

Nothing's easy with Mr. Dos. Parts from such similar yet oddly different cars. It's good that you're in charge. Best wishes for speedy (finally!) completion.

[@petem6291]

Sarah, you do nice work when I was a dealer tech one of the tests we would do was a sweep test if you turn the key on and ground the wire to the temperature sensor the gauge will sweep up to hot or sweep from hot to cold so you know the wire is good and the gauge works . Just a thought for future use

[@PaulResko]

I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years and absolutely love your content!

[@lancemchatton9893]

Thanks for the video! You've inspired me to clean up the areas on my cars when I work on them and now my daughter is doing the same thing when we work on hers together. You've also taught me to slow down and take my time to do things right. I actually enjoy mechanicking 😀now. I really appreciate what you do and how you do it. Thank you so much for everything!

[@glennford7348]

LOL, Love the BOM spirit level. "Make the noise"

[@Pyroteknikid]

Looks like the car on the artwork for the Cruisin' USA game for N64.

[@dukie1616]

Please stop saying you’re stupid, you’re giving me a complex lol. You are currently doing, and have done some seriously sweet builds that are definitely out of my pay grade. So if you’re stupid, then I’m dumbudy dumb dumby..er! Keep up the great work👏

[@ArthursYoutubeChannel]

Car looks good...like the exhaust. I used 4 chairs and string to get the truck close after ball joint and tie rod ends .

[@TheColorsInGreyLife]

F yeah! Amazing work on that alignment, figuring out that fault with the electrical and sensor diagnosis, loved the cuts and edits on the video too, pizza squirrels are cool and so it's the Bowser joke lol. I am just up to date on this car from a few videos back so when I spied a LINK ECU I was really excited because I've wanted to try and get one thanks to wanting to try entry ignition with port and direct injection. An advanced ignition timing that has a direct injection just before top dead center that runs off of a lean mix to a nox compression and o2 burn at peak high pressure for gas to be less able to boil and vaporize but still burns while other combustion is already occurring. Engineering explained talks about what entry ignition is and it's effectively this. Air and fuel is hot, gets squeezed into small hole, burns into larger chamber hole, power goes burr. But in this instance it takes energy to overcome the fuel vaporization point under higher pressures but it has a longer duration to do it while it helps prevent knocking by being done this way. It cools the top of the combustion chamber for a bit but then gains heat as it burns nox and the rest of the o2 in the "reaction vessel chamber" fancy speak for a sealed metal syringe that's attached right to spin something lol. But I don't have any money for that at all 😅 so I opted for saved over time and arguments and making deals with parents, yada yada for a titan 2.0 projeckt ECU from wmtronics based on the speeduino stuff, it's got up to 8 cylinders is port and ignition, all the stuff of a fully kitted out ,or nearly, mega squirt setup for about $400! Looks good too, can come fully done up already with soldered parts, can be much cheaper, even run off the same tuning software honestly. There aren't many reviews out there, but what is there looks good, a huge forum too! anyways, enough nerding out about stuff from me, I got everything going from leftover stuff from the parents and hoarded stuff. cars be expensive. tools, everything. hardcore but I really wanted to try and get there somehow. Thanks for continuing to put out videos, they help me out a lot, hope the cat is doing well. I can't always keep up but I try, its been hard trying to even try for me, let alone validate things that i have for ideas. saw a driving for answers video come out about a new porshe patent that is basically exactly one of my designs i talk about in this video I @ for integza for this radial engine idea i had. it was like over a year ago or something like that. been bumming me out hard, honestly. not even getting into a whole bunch of other ones. I can't even search for my videos on youtube search and find them, its crap, so if anyone reading this wants to find it, its on my xenonreality channel and its in my engine playlist. linking things seems weird to do on another persons channel, so im not going to do that. keep up the great work, have a nice one :)

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Superb attention to detail, wonderful edit, and fab music. Sarah makes everything she touches into an engineering art-form.

[@th0mpermcthomp456]

love the editing

[@davidking3699]

This was better than usual for a number of reasons... First, interspecies breeding advice... Second, with headphones on, the sassy banter with Siri... the whispers into the camera were a pleasant surprise (like an inner dialogue, but someone else's...) and thirdly, the numerous mentions of "The Resistance" - we are all going to need to join The Resistance one day, Sarah is obviously starting an AZ chapter... Oh, and the car stuff too... even Americans with their SAE still have to use the same 'degrees' as us metric people (i.e. the rest of the world) do... we all have a common language in shapes and angles... no 'metric circles' yet... but if Sarah starts inter-breeding shapes like she does animal species, who knows...

[@B5Daytona]

My wife and I sit here watching your videos and we sometimes actually talk back to you…Lol… the only car channel she will watch with me.

[@abpsd73]

Things like the gauge is why I have an assortment of resistors at the shop, if you know the specific sender resistance for a particular reading, you can place resistors in the circuit to simulate the sensor and confirm all else is good.

[@justmeva]

You are some kind of auto engineer.... I am so glad to have found your channel. Thank you for sharing your exploits.

[@manifestSD]

Oh ... yeah, the Dos engine bay, all day. 🌸 Also, Robo Bubble packaging tape is absolutely adorable and I need it.

[@jrmotorsports5532]

I do all my alignments in my garage. I have the paco moto hub stands and a magnetic camber/caster gauge which make it pretty easy. Very rewarding doing it yourself.

[@NAFIGGAMING]

Your patience is next level I'm sure you could break the spirit of any saint saying patience is a virtue 😂❤❤❤❤

[@robertburn8705]

Can't wait to see Mr dos ripping!

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

I feel like a handy man when I put air in my tires.

[@seankirchner2378]

Back in the late 90s, I tried aligning a car with a visualiner alignment machine. Had projectors that you attached to the wheels that pointed at screens in front of the lift. It kinda worked, about as well as could be expected for 40s technology😂

[@jerimiebrown351]

I love the realism in your videos...I totally feel your frustration with troubleshooting with cheap junk aftermarket parts

[@davidpavlich8939]

Dear Sarah, I watch a lot of car guy shows and one of the items that is rarely, if ever, covered is wheel alignment especially on custom or restomod builds. It was refreshing to see you do that part of the build. 🛠️

[@KingSchmidty1993]

Thanks for the Mr Dos content! I’m amazed by your patience and specific knowledge on all of the technical systems… can’t wait to see the dyno results!!

[@Farman9]

When you’re completely done with Mr. 2, have somebody follow you around Tucson with a camera showing you enjoying it!!

[@SarahnTuned]

That's extremely narcissistic sounding.. I'm not into making "content" like that.

[@JosephRybenski]

Hi there Sarah, someone told me a long time ago, it has always stuck with me throughout the years,and that is that you never do anything wrong ,you just learn something. Have a great day, and I hope this helps.

[@PrimaryIgnition]

6:40 Is it me or is the driver side fog lamp askew? Even still, the styling at that angle is amazing. and omg the patience to do all this, oh man, truly awe inspiring

[@kirknewton100]

Well done Sarah. Great work as usual.

[@stevenketchum6593]

I love your videos and your OCD... You are my favorite youtube channel even though you dont typically work on the type of cars that I am passionate about, most everything translates to any build... plus I learn something new, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

[@stevenketchum6593]

and I love your sense of humor.

[@lifeafterhs]

This is my favorite of all of your cars.

[@mostcom]

🏁

[@CyberDocUSA]

Loved the white board section as it got me doing fractions in my head again (from my cabinet building days) in true measured Imperialistic fashion. Plus it made you look like the calculated mad scientist behind the scenes only up front.

[@malikdigger4544]

I'm going say being first time Sarah u doing a alignment on rear engine car did great job

[@bruce4623]

I've done a string alignment before👍

[@ColeDowden]

I love her little video link jokes. I smile each time. 😊

[@KCadbyRacing]

I'll be super happy for you when you finally get Mr.2 tuned but keep in mind that (coming from someone that's been dyno and real world tuning bikes for 20 years) your tune will likely need some tweaks using your driving data (and seat of the pants feel). Most people can't/don't feel the imperfections of the dyno vs driving tune but I believe you will. That plus, it literally takes a year of driving (through all four seasons) to perfect the Air Temp. and Barometric (when available) tables...

[@spencealmighty]

You seemed a little raw and vulnerable at the end of this video. I hope you are feeling well. Your videos are one of my very favourite things to watch.

[@per-akesjoqvist3593]

You are a very smart mechanic , love the chanel. Greatings from Sweden.

[@BRUH-ne2zf]

Your troubleshooting skills are great. Amazing videos Sarah

[@YabaiSugoi-WowAmazing]

Thank you, Sarah, for your courage through the dark years. I can't help you with what you must soon face, except to tell you that the future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. You must be stronger than you imagine you can be. You must survive, or your HILARIOUS JOKES will never exist. 🤣🤣🤣 Love your humor! Great job on the alignment!

[@SeanJoseph-s2s]

Enjoyed the alignment...good content....thanks..🔧🔧👍

[@Olk940]

Love you Sarah! Three trips to Big O and still my alignment isn't right. Wish you could do it. The only thing I let a outside shop do. Love your videos. I hope my daughters grow up to be like you from watching me working on my own stuff and going the extra mile to do it right.

[@fredericdeblois]

Well, editing this video couldn't have been easy with such complexity. But it's useful for understanding balancing with a string. Thanks a lot. 👍

[@stevemayo1175]

I;m Just SO Digging On Sa Rah Her Skills are Next Level

[@kentmckean6795]

When you replace the temp sensor in the block, remove your rad cap and hook up a shop vac (duct tape) to your rad. Orient the shop vac hose vertical for a couple of feet to prevent drawing liquid out of the rad and turn on the shop vac. This should prevent coolant from draining from the block (but keep your finger on the hole when you pull the sensor to limit the size of the air bubble you introduce). Works for fuel and oil systems as well.

[@Dahench]

I learn so much from your videos all while smiling. Thanks S-N-T!

[@mojorisin7371]

Great job Sarah for working your 🫏 off for the past 8 years. I hope you are happy with what you're doing and don't burn out. Life is far too short to burn precious time always working. Just saying. Non the less if you enjoy what you do you'll never work a day in your life. Would love if my daughters were gearheads like you. My boys are though 😅 at least trying to be. Thanks for the mind stimulation. You really seem to do a thorough job and explain everything off the top of your head superbly like a mechanical professor. Best regards 🤙🏼♥️

[@jadams3427]

I was going to say, metric would be easier, but it came up in the video. That MR2 is lovely..... and it is red ! Red ones are the fastest !!! Super video. Thank you !

[@802Garage]

I enjoyed the temp sensor diagnosis. Now I wanna see the final fix!

[@SarahnTuned]

Had to order parts.. and also found/bought a mint cluster with an Omori boost gauge in it already. Lol

[@802Garage]

@@SarahnTuned Oooh that's hawt.

[@edd2184]

Sarah this is nothing short of insanity, and more than likely why your subscribers love your channel 😂

[@chrisecoff6155]

I remember my POS 1980 Olds Omega - I did a front-end alignment on it with two sledgehammers! Ten-pounder for the caster, twenty-pounder for the toe. The car had been t-boned - TWICE - by the time it was handed down to me. Struts were bent, same for the tie rods; the balls in the ball- joints were CYLINDERS instead of balls. It crabbed like hell above 5mph, hence my desperate measures. Amazingly enough, the damn thing drove straight after ''Hammertime." Well, as straight as you could get with a car that had built-in understeer from the factory!!! The rear end? I shimmed every other lug nut, and overinflated the tires by 2 psi, and called it good - those cars had a rear "axle" that looked like it belonged on an old-school Radio Flyer kiddie-wagon!!!

[@QuickTrickTools]

Thanks for sharing Sarah. Awesome video. We'll have to send you some pictures of our 85 MR2 and 2003 Spyder.

[@georgeEVERETT-zu3ii]

WELL DONE SARAH ANOTHER FANTASTIC CAR CREATED BY A MASTER TECHNICIAN HERSELF THE ELF CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU TEST IT AND SMILE TOYOTA IS PROUD OF YOU YOUR AWESOME :)

[@xanderdixon3688]

Its nice seeing the other cars on the channel for a bit. 🙂 great work as usual

[@McTroyd]

Yay! Thanks for the alignment video, Sarah. I've never seen it done. And congrats on finding the temp fault. I imagine that's hugely important in a place like Arizona. 👍

[@michaelraabe3401]

I love it when you do this type of video on troubleshooting wiring!

[@Jedi_Nemo]

So exited to see it tuned and driving! Please do a review on it when done.

[@TheProjectOverload]

I just wanted to say thank you for the great editing, transitions and the humor in this video. Learned a lot and was entertained as well. Nice work Sarah. 😎

[@RollingThunder808]

I did my own alignment with a telescopic rod type and it came out perfect. What I discovered was with a perfect alignment the tires will never wear out evenly because nobody only drives in a straight line. The outer edge will wear out faster due to all the turning and because our right turns are tighter than left turns the outside of the left tire will wear out faster than the right tire.

[@rockman4699]

Aloha Miss Sarah. Enjoyed the livestream the other day.

[@harrygatto]

Persistence pays off in the end, good job.