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Old 09-28-2020, 12:52 PM   #1078
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Originally Posted by John V View Post
I'm supposed to "test drive" a set of hub stands that a fellow competitor has, so I can do a back to back alignment check with the string setup attached.

If Eric has a surface plate and an indicator you could check them.
Going back to tolerance stacks, have you measured the runout of your wheels on the surface that you are aligning from?

I just looked up the tolerance specs for aluminum wheels, and the ranges given are surprisingly large. No wonder BMW wants people to align off the hubs using their special heads.
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