DC2 Mang

i was wondering if you can adjust your toe on your car at home, i have a 91 integra and my friend says that there is a srew you can adjust to set it, is that possible?

I plan to do it tomorrow if i can, or take it to a shop to get it alligned, i thought i could save a little money by doing it myself

let me know if you know anything

thanks

DC2 Mang

*BUMP* for the day

chad

yes....you can....not a screw....it is on the steering rack that you adjust

DC2 Mang

where is the part on the steering rack located, and what does it look like? etc and which way should i turn it to toe in my tires?

thanks

green91

ok man, i do 6-8 alignments a day. there is NO way you can get your toe set anywhere near correct at home without an alignment machine! BUT if you must, you have to loosen a nut near the tie-rod balljoint at the knuckle, and then turn the tie-rod to change your toe, and tighten the nut back up.

youre better off paying for the alignment then eating a set of tires up and having unpredictable handling!

TurboTeG4

Any other way to adjust the toe on a integra, I just had a alignment couple months ago and theres only one shop on the island that takes lowered cars. On top of that I had to take off my front bumper but now I have new intercooler pipes and some is even lower.
I just changed my steering rack but now I think my front toe is off, any ideas on how to adjust them, strings etc.? I fargin hate to take it for another alignment where they rip me off and have me waiting for 2 hours only for the front toe.

nsxtasy

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AutoXer

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I do my own alignments using toe plates with tape measures from Longacre Racing. My car is as low as it can go with alot of camber, so it's very sensetive to toe settings, and I have no uneven wear. The alignment is only as good as the tech, not the measuring device. Even if you can measure with a laser to 1/10 of a degree, if the guy just sets the alignment 'in spec' you may still get tire wear.

More info I posted: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1507177

Tyson

longacre toe plates are pretty darn accurate for at home alignment.

http://www.longacreracing.com/...tid=5

nothing beats a laser machine, but its the most effective and simplest way to measure toe otherwise. ive heard ppl actually measure at home and then take it to a shop, the results were within 1/32".

however, what toe plates cant do alone is measure thrust angles, that is setting the rear tires straight relative to the fronts. you need to at least have a string set up, and have a good idea of what youre doing. its certainly possible to get fairly accurate results, but i dont recommend it for everyone.

but for a quick measurement of relative toe at the axle, its great and cheap.

AutoXer

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Yeah, I didn't mention that, because I had posted 'stringing' threads in the link I posted above. What I do since I have the toe plates is just string one side of the car, set the wheels on one side parallel to each other; then use the toe plates to set the other side. So much easier and faster than doing the whole string box setup.