Using strings to set the alignment on your car is a quick and dirty method to get you down the road after lowering your car or adding negative camber before hitting the autocross course.

It is not only about keeping the tyres in healthy condition but keeping the wheel alignment right as well. A wheel that is not properly aligned can impact driving performance, fuel efficiency and ...

Determining Wheel Alignment - String Your Car Stringing your car to determine wheel alignment is decidedly old school, but it's also effective, efficient and cheap.

The car is stuck to the road by four relatively small contact patches, so the alignment settings also manage that contact patch and keep it as large as possible while the suspension cycles.