Got supplies from the hardware store to do my own string alignment today. It took awhile but was a good learning experience. I needed 2 pieces of 6 foot long angled aluminum, plus pipe insulation to pad them and protect paint, and then some string. Cost $35. I already had the digital caliper for measuring, but I think I am going to get the ART Dream Stick to make things way quicker in the future.
String box setup:
Since the car is about 20mm lower all around now, the toe was way off, started at 3mm toe out in front each, and 2.5mm toe in in rear. Final results are .6/.5mm toe out up front, and 1.45/1.55mm toe in in back which is very close to the factory specs.
I also decided to calculate the camber by placing the bar directly over the axle centerline and taping a weight to the bottom, measured -2.5* camber front and -2.75* in rear. I was in the center of my garage so I am guessing there was no left/right tilt. It was sort of cool calculating the distance to string delta in mm, dividing by the total wheel mm, and taking the arcsin to get the angle. (go trig!) /nerd
For my future reference:
Wheel centerline front = 118.6mm
Wheel centerline rear = 96mm
Left tie rod: loosen nut and toe in = DOWN
Right tie rod: loosen nut and toe in = UP
Left toe link: loosen nuts and toe out = UP
Right toe link: loosen nuts and toe out = DOWN