Alignment and corner balancing questions?

[Larry Herman]

I bought inexpensive ones made by Rand from Summitcentral on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rand-Whee...0207512120

They are heavy (50lbs each) but they work just as good as the $600 aluminum ones. I put them on top of the scales, and they just sit there and allow the car to slide around on them. If anything, they probably would prevent damage. What I do is setup the leveling pads with a laser, put the scales on them and put the turnplates on the scales. Then I zero the scales and lower the car onto the turnplates. A few jiggles to the car to settle the suspension and it is ready to go.

One important but overlooked item, make sure that all 4 tires have the same pressure in them. I like to have them hard (35 lbs or so).