THE COMPETITION'S CONVENTIONAL WHEEL ALIGNERS
These aligners use a variety of mechanical and electronic sensors mounted to the wheels. This equipment will most commonly be physically connected to a computer with hard wires. In some shops, they will take care of their equipment and can get good readings for a limited period when the equipment is new. However, the reality is that a majority of the shops will abuse and mishandle the equipment. The delicate sensors and electronics housed in the mechanisms mounted to the wheels will inevitable be dropped or mishandled. A simple trip over the cord can pull the devices from the wheel and drastically damage the readings from that sensor. If not repaired or calibrated, this sensor will always give improper readings. If a technician uses these readings, they will be adjusting your vehicle for the worse.
The main limitation of this equipment is that it can only measure data in 2 dimensions. Alignments may be done satisfactorily but isn’t exact.
OUR STATE OF THE ART 3D IMAGING WHEEL ALIGNER
Targets are mounted to all four wheels. These targets have a reflective side with a variety of images. Cameras are mounted on a fixed beam approximately 5 feet forward of the vehicle. These cameras take continuous pictures of the targets and use this data to obtain the various wheel angles required by the operator.
This camera can measure in 3D. At high frequency, the cameras use the images from the targets to calculate the castor, camber and toe. When you rotate the steering wheel (as is done in every wheel alignment procedure), the camera continues to take picture of the targets at different angles and positions.
This camera can measure in 3D. At high frequency, the cameras use the images from the targets to calculate the castor, camber and toe. When you rotate the steering wheel (as is done in every wheel alignment procedure), the camera continues to take picture of the targets at different angles and positions.
Since there are no sensors or electronics in the targets, there are no wires connecting them to the computer avoiding any damage that can occur. With the advanced 3D imaging and real time data, this method of alignment is the most accurate method of aligning your vehicle.
Defently come a long way, i see guys charging the same price for alignment, when thier machines are like 20 years old, lol. I would for sure want to align my car with the 3D
ReplyDeleteWheels are relatively aligned to the vehicle and to each other itself. The three mutual alignments of the wheels are termed as toe, caster and camber. Each one of these alignments has its own importance for every vehicle. All of them need to be addressed separately in order to prevent all sorts of problems in vehicles.
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