724chris

what could cause bad toe in the rear. only passenger side is bad.

trailing arm bushing?

what else?

thanks guys

raidacaipo

worn out camber kit? did you try and get an alignment done?

Vindicator9000

Toe adjustment.

Seriously. It may not have much to do with bushings or anything. It could just be that your toe adjustment was knocked out of whack. It's somewhat normal for toe to go out over time; that's why you should get alignments every year or so.

How bad is it? If it's less than a few degrees, an alignment shop should be able to dial it back in using the toe adjustment bolts.

724chris

after i took it to the alignment shop it was -0.16 when it is supposed to be between 0.04-0.12

724chris

bump

Gunmetal_B20_Hatch

iTrader: (9)

thats not bad at all... Just adjust it into spec.

724chris

really? idk much about toe and camber specs. can you give me a example of bad toe? wonder why the alignment shop didnt adjust it right.. wont go there anymore

raidacaipo

Find a shop that does computer alignment.. Therefore you can stare at the computer monitor to see when it goes from red to green. Meaning its in spec. If the guy tells you that he can't adjust it into spec, then you may have had an accident that damaged something

724chris

it was in a wreck before on the passenger side before i bought it. they never told me it was wrecked.

raidacaipo

did the alignment shop worker tell you that he can't align it?

Vindicator9000

That's what I'm wondering... Are you saying that the closest he could get to spec was -0.16 on one corner? Because if it's just off -0.16, I'd say adjust it to spec.

If that's not possible, that does indicate a problem, assuming the alignment guy's not an idiot noob... which isn't always guaranteed.

Could be bad trailing arm bushings, I guess. However, I've seen them TORE UP BAD, and still able to maintain toe. You should be able to visually inspect them and see how bad they are.

If not that, I'd start looking at a bent LCA or trailing arm. Judging from what I've seen of junkyard cars, it seems like a lot of people are rolling in Civics with completely fux0red lower control arms and probably don't even know it.

724chris

they adjusted it fro -0.18 to -0.16. they didnt say anything about it really at all.. i took it to flynns tire. my stepmoms cousins have a alignment shop that i should have taken it to in the first place, ill take it there and have them check it out.

Vindicator9000

That sounds a bit shady, like the guy didn't really know what he was doing. Usually if an alignment shop can't zero something out, then they tell you about it because they want you to pay them to start fixing things. For the future, you should always question the guy if he gives the sheet back to you and it's not in spec.

Honestly, I think I'd take it back to them, with the sheet, and ask why they didn't align it to spec. Either they'll try again, or tell you there's something wrong.

Reyracer19

Before taking it back to the place that aligned it, visually inspect the LCA and it's bushings if it all checks out then drive it back to the shop as suggested by the other people on this thread.

724chris

ok, thanks guys

98civdx

that hardly even adjusted it, go back speak with manager and complain. looks like you found one of the lazy alignment shops, Demand they fix it, and call BBB.