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Here’s a good little article and video that kart 360 posted. Front alignment is important to check, even if you don’t think there’s an issue. If you don’t have sniper gauges, I’m pretty sure mike or Greg or Gordon can hook you up at the track for a little lunch money….
http://kart360.com/features/pro-tip-steering-sweep-and-toe
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Justin had a great walk through in this video. I’ll add that if you DON’T have a Sniper there is a way to easily check your sweeps with a tape measure to see if they are off and you need an alignment. It can require somebody to hold the other end of the tape measure for you.
From a place known to be the same on each side of the chassis (inside of yoke, top of king pin bolt) hook the end of your tape measure and have your friend hold it. Measure across the kart to the opposite spindle. You can measure to the bolt on the spindle arm where the tie rod tube connects in. Turn the steering fully and measure to the farthest out point the arm goes before it starts to move back inside. Repeat on the other side to see if this is the same, if it is off then you need an alignment!!
This is NOT a super accurate way of doing it, but if you don’t own a laser tool it can be a quick way to check if you need to get an alignment done.
If you don’t check sweeps when doing an alignment you have not done it right! You need to check them because it truly centers the tie rod connecting plate, and makes sure the kart turns at the same rate in both directions.
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