Alignment at home? (Gauges and such)

I'm tired of paying to $50-$100 for alignment everytime I make seemingly minor changes to my suspension. I've been seriously considering buying my own caster/camber gauge, and toe adjustment kit.

What all is needed to do a proper alignment in my garage? I don't need scales right now, that much I am sure of! I'm looking to spend a maximum of $400 for a complete setup at the moment - what can I get that's worth it in this range?

Thus far I've seen the Fastrax caster/camber gauge with optional toe kit - and of course Maximum Motorsports camber and bumpsteer gauges (can I meassure my caster with this??).

Helpful replies would be nice, thanks!

Wow, 372 views...no replies!? help a brother out, c'mon!

tomustang said:

if you can try to find one of those places that has lifetime alignments

what do you change your setting for all the time?

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Ride height, changing springs, not to mention when I have had to take the whole front end apart (and now with the adjustability of the Cobra IRS, rear end too) for adding parts - headers are in my future I figure.

All the places I have found with lifetime alignments are run by slack jawed hillbillies - and chains that won't listen to me when I tell them I have a COBRA suspension in the rear, not a solid axle