Recently I was re-setting the toe out on the Hawkeye and between trying to keep the handle bars straight and the continual readjusting each side because of the drag, I came upon what I think will save a lot of time and frustration for others.

1. Do the alignment on a level cement floor.

2. Put the handlebars in the position you want them and hold them in place with a tie down on each side of the bars and connect them to something on the rear of the quad to keep them from moving as you adjust the tie rod ends.

3. Get some flat sheet metal (heater duct material) and make 4 pieces the same size anywhere from 6" to 12" square and deburr them. I also tried my wifes teflon baking sheets but the cookies might taste funny from the 20/50W oil.

4. Take a pair of the squares, put grease, oil, silicone, or Pam in between them like a sandwich and put them under the front tires. Each side will now move independent of the other side. This cut my alignment messing around by about 80%.

5. Adjust toe as per mfgs specs.

 

oh man I've tried to figure that out and always got frustrated and just eyeballed till it looked straight, Thanks for the tech on Alignment

 

i just used a couple pieces of 2/4's and made sure handle bars were straight w/ straps and a tape meassure. its w/ in 1/8" its fine for me.

 

The lubricated sheet metal just makes it a lot easier to adjust one side without drag from the other and the frustration of continually adjusting each side as resistance takes over.