Question about an alignment.... toe and caster
01-11-2008, 01:31 PM
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Question about an alignment.... toe and caster
so i want the shop to align the front and rear tires to have a toe of 0 right? if thats not possible what toe settings are acceptable?
i called the shop and they said HONDAS DONT HAVE CASTER? is this true? when i bought my car, the previous owner gave me an printout of a previous alignment and it shows some caster readings..... is the shop bs'ing me? i think its because i found a coupon to have an alignment done for 45 bucks and he said we'll only adjust toe...?
i called the shop and they said HONDAS DONT HAVE CASTER? is this true? when i bought my car, the previous owner gave me an printout of a previous alignment and it shows some caster readings..... is the shop bs'ing me? i think its because i found a coupon to have an alignment done for 45 bucks and he said we'll only adjust toe...?
01-11-2008, 01:52 PM
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Re: Question about an alignment.... toe and caster (20ls01)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 20ls01 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i want the shop to align the front and rear tires to have a toe of 0 right? if thats not possible what toe settings are acceptable?
i called the shop and they said HONDAS DONT HAVE CASTER? is this true? when i bought my car, the previous owner gave me an printout of a previous alignment and it shows some caster readings..... is the shop bs'ing me? i think its because i found a coupon to have an alignment done for 45 bucks and he said we'll only adjust toe...?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hondas do not have adjustable caster from the factory, other than actually shifting the subframe (usually only needed after major accident).
Only toe is adjustable from the factory, on the majority of Hondas (all of them maybe?). There might be an exception, but the Civic and Integra definitely only have toe adjustment.
And 0 toe should be spec for the front. The rear should have a slight toe in.
i called the shop and they said HONDAS DONT HAVE CASTER? is this true? when i bought my car, the previous owner gave me an printout of a previous alignment and it shows some caster readings..... is the shop bs'ing me? i think its because i found a coupon to have an alignment done for 45 bucks and he said we'll only adjust toe...?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hondas do not have adjustable caster from the factory, other than actually shifting the subframe (usually only needed after major accident).
Only toe is adjustable from the factory, on the majority of Hondas (all of them maybe?). There might be an exception, but the Civic and Integra definitely only have toe adjustment.
And 0 toe should be spec for the front. The rear should have a slight toe in.
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