HOW TO: Go Kart Wheel Alignment with Sniper Laser Aligners - POWER REPUBLIC 

Just to expand on what Derek said in the video for viewers...be very careful when putting the snipers directly on the stub axle...the OTK karts its possible because the stub axle is straight/even but on some other chassis the stub axles have reducing/changing diameter and the snipers wont sit evenly side to side and give erroneous readings. To cater for this, on those chassis you need to remove the hubs and place the snipers directly on the spindles since they are level

Thanks so much for the content you put up, we are new to karting with a 9yr old in cadets and your videos are a bloody godsend!! Really informative and explained in a way that I find easy to pick up!! Thanks again Derek👌

Good stuff!! Thanks for making this simple to understand!

Another great video mate, really appreciate all of these they've helped me hugely with my OTK/Rotax setup as I'm new to the sport.

Realy nice instruction video (again). Greetz from the Netherlands!

Good video! By accident I am trying to align my kart this weekend, so this vid is for sure very helpful! Thanks a lot!

Great video mate.. Keep up the good work

Who ever gave this a thumbs down needs to get there head checked Great work bro

love the videos man

Awesome work

Excellent and simplified. Thanks for the all these videos. New to karting and so much to learn. From Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Great vid! It's the little things that make such as difference. For me in this vids, I now know that the little notches indicate with nut is left-hand thread! It's probably stupid that I didn't already know this but I've and spent hours tightening the crap outta nuts when I had thought that I was loosening it. Also, I'm the rookie putting my lasers in backwards. Brilliant!

Estou amando seus vídeos e fico ansiosa esperando por eles. Parabéns por mais um maravilhoso trabalho ☺️

Great video! If you don't already you'll need to make this a habit even on the days you've had no contact on the track. On the days you do however its important to make sure before doing this everything on the front end is strait (I've had kingpins bend after hitting a curb to hard) I've had it now with a few customer karts. Like I said great video mate 👍

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi! Really good video. A question. My 401R has a 2.5mm variasion in left compared to right in that ruler test. There is also about 0.5 degrees variation in camber and the camber is around 1 degree negative even though the caster pills are set to be neutral camber. (Arrow straight ahead). is this a minor bend or should i look at a straightning job?

Thank you for sharing all of this information. Your videos have been extremely helpful. I am racing a Tony Kart with a Iame X30 in the US - Road Racing series. These are typically long tracks with very long straightaways. Getting the kart perfectly square is very important to maximize that long straight speed. Have you any suggestions on how to ensure the rear axle is perfectly square with the kart and with the front spindles?

Hey! I never played with the front geometry of my kart, unfortunately it slowly started to chew the inside edge of my front tires, so much that I see rubber pieces flying off while driving, I honestly don’t know what adjustments I need for my local track, which is 750meters and composed mostly of tight hairpins and few fast bends and one short straight. a really tight track. I bought my 2021 birel DD2 super clean from a racing team it came perfectly set up but now as I don’t understand your video on how to align it i’m kinda losing how perfect the kart was when I got it, if you know what I mean :( I just don’t get where the red dots are supposed to be on the snipers.

Love you videos Derek!! Has helped me learn all sorts of things with just starting out. Quick one that is probably obvious but wen I hav my kart on the stand it is slightly higher at the front. Should I be levelling out the kart flat before doing any checks/changes to toe-camber etc??

Thanks Derek!!! I have a question, Could you make a video about adjusting the row width on the front of the kart and what effect the adjustments have?

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Mesa de chão resolve o peso , fica preciso

Great Channel! Can you do a video on chassis straightening for a better understanding of how to do it the right way?

I’ve got an Arrow x4. I just can’t get the camber and castor adjusted how I want it. I pretty much have to play with caster and camber top and bottom nuts to get just the camber indicating correctly. Caster is kinda whatever it ends up being. What’s the trick and how do the top and bottom adjusters relate to each other? Where should they be positioned prior to starting the process? Sorry for so many questions Love your vids mate, use them regularly! Keep it up please! Maybe how to rebuild a Dent brake? You’ve got the bleed vid already .... 😬

Hello, I would like to be able to ask you what effect the positive camber \ _ / has on curves. That is, more open at the top. I suppose the front end grips more. It is right? Thank you so much! greetings from Argentina!

At the track someone mentioned getting a lock for the steering wheel when doing this?

Sorry for the rookie question, but wouldn’t adjusting the tie rods to adjust toe in and out also effect how you aligned the steering in the beginning of the video?

watt kind off track you need to use one weel in negative and the wother one in positive camber !

thanks for the advice what are the universal output caster and camber settings for Rotax Max senior for otk frames. driver about 80 kilograms dry track

Maybe do the W/A with the kart loaded would be a good idea., I have never understood why everyone expects the settings not to change when the driver gets into the kart especially when using a wide scrub radius which reduces steered camber change when less caster is used.

As always great video! You showed how to change camber and toe, but the missing part is about when/why to change this values - eg. you said that mostly 0 toe or 1deg toe out is the good idea but when 1deg out is the better option? On tracks with many tight corners?

how do you feel about doing the alignment on the ground with driver weight?

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I see stock toe on a tony kart is about 1 line of toe out. Would would be the stock level of camber/caster?? Should it be one line up?

So, the scenario is that we've hit something and one or both of the track rods are bent. And we've got only 20 minutes before the next heat. Any tips on replacing the rods and ends quickly so they're at least in the ball-park so we don't miss the next heat? Cheers.

How much does an alignment on a kart trolley differs from the measurements when the kart is on the ground?

can you give me the length of the tie rods have an issue with the left side and tie rod does not have jamb nuts. bought kart used and trying to get back to where it needs to be. Thank you

How to measure caster same as toe and camber? caster equal left/right only possible?

Hi Derek, at the beginning, where you have the piece of paper to check if the steering wheel is centered, with mine the 2 dots are above each other BUT not covering each other ( don't know if this makes sense), So they are both on the Y-axis to say, but I see 2 dots (one above the other) instead of that they are covering each other.. Eccentrics are on the same setting both sides, does this mean something is bent..? (Like it seems I have 1mm neg camber one one side and 0 on the other..) Thanks for your super video's

Don't ever swap the snipers side to side or you will go crazy. Found the worst set in the pit is a box off. Best was 1/4 box. Do they offer a calibration service? I split the difference when I have a known set that is off.

What do you think of running those dot 5 adjusters on top and bottom?? It means i can adjust caster&camber seperatly. I need a vid on how to work with that set up, as ive finally managed to source them including 10mm kingpin. My kart came with 8mm, which isnt compatable. I wanted the double adjustment because the front brakes on my kart will change how its driven so want to try to set it up perfectly.

Does the kart have to be level front-to-back as well as side-to-side? And thanks for all the great videos.

Hi Guys, when I’m going to measure the figure with the ruler leaning against the steering column the laser point goes even behind the steering column before it turns back. What do I have to change in order to check/setup these figures? Many thanks in advance and best regards from the Black Forest in Germany!

Preciso de um alinhador igual este aí Sou do Brasil como faço pra comprar

Hi, your videos are great. I have a 2020 praga monster evo 3 cadet kart for my son , the caster alignement is done with pils and a sniper similar system for camber. The kart has no acccident and i got the laser beams aligned perfect(paper) both sides show equal adjustement. Also what I do, when all set toe and camber I measuere the distance from the front axle end center to the rear axle on both sides, so I check that what I measured or adjusted in the front is there when the wheels are in parralel with the rear axle. But my question when I measure the caster with the tape ruler like you showed( ruler with magnet ) I get about 2mm difference, when I measure the swep then the diference is even bigger some 6mm? What does the swep measure actually show you??

What does it mean if when doing the sweep angle check the laser only goes down until your at full lock? There is never a dip?

greeting. what is the problem when the front wheel lifts up after exiting the curve? birel chassis, tm125 ccm Thank you.

Derek. I have an issue with the accuracy of my lasers. How can I check the units and adjust if it is out. ( I think they have been dropped) my answer was use a rear axel to check neutral measurements. Would this work in your opinion?

When are you making the snipers are level? When wheel is stright right? or am i missing something?

Derek one question, why when you were doing the sweep side to side you didn't let the wheel lock over all the way 100% each side?

What difference would it make to the alignment when adding the driver to the kart?

What do I do if the lasers don't line up on that piece of paper?

What is the best position to place the sniper laser aligners? As close to the stub axle bolt or as far to the stub axle bolt? Is there a difference?

how much??

Sou tão anormal que não consiguir aprender isso

why not put subtitles in French ??