rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
01-24-2009, 12:17 PM
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rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
i just had to replace my trailing arm, spindle... the whole deal, i know how to do the alignment in the front myself, the rear however, i have no idea?
anybody have a write up on where the bolt is and how to adjust the alignment?... i've searched on here, google, yahoo, carolinahondas.com, everywhere, i just cant seem to get a good write up that explains how to do the rear alignment....
any help would be greatly appreciated... thank you
anybody have a write up on where the bolt is and how to adjust the alignment?... i've searched on here, google, yahoo, carolinahondas.com, everywhere, i just cant seem to get a good write up that explains how to do the rear alignment....
any help would be greatly appreciated... thank you
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
Do you have access to an alignment machine? Alignment isnt something you can do at home and get tires to last. You can eyeball it and drive it to a shop and get it done but without the proper equipment your wasting your time.
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01-24-2009, 03:08 PM
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
yes i have access to a shop that has an alignment machine... but i gotta do it myself, my buddies dad wont let us do it during business hrs..... just need to know where the bolt is and how to align it... i know its simple but i just cant figure out where the bolt is and how it moves....
01-24-2009, 04:20 PM
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
there is a slotted hole in the inboard compensator arm bushing that you use to adjust rear toe. look ahead of the trailing arm.
longacre toe plates and a laser level to measure rear.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...light=longacre
longacre toe plates and a laser level to measure rear.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...light=longacre
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
You can check your alignment with those toe plates, but how would you ever get under there to adjust it?
One of these days I'm going to whip up some drive-on platforms out of 2x lumber so that I can get around underneath the car with the suspension and wheels still fully loaded and on the car.
One of these days I'm going to whip up some drive-on platforms out of 2x lumber so that I can get around underneath the car with the suspension and wheels still fully loaded and on the car.
01-24-2009, 06:56 PM
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
you just jack up the car, adjust, then recheck. make sure you move the car back and forth and bounce it before measuring again.
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01-27-2009, 01:52 PM
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
sure... but how does one get under the car to adjust while at ride height?
if you can find a way to do that, then an alternative to buying the rotating alignment plates is use two sheets of linoleum tile and coat some grease between them.
or, just move the car back and forth in between readings. shrug.
if you can find a way to do that, then an alternative to buying the rotating alignment plates is use two sheets of linoleum tile and coat some grease between them.
or, just move the car back and forth in between readings. shrug.
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Re: rear alignment, just replaced trailing arm.
sure... but how does one get under the car to adjust while at ride height?
if you can find a way to do that, then an alternative to buying the rotating alignment plates is use two sheets of linoleum tile and coat some grease between them.
or, just move the car back and forth in between readings. shrug.
if you can find a way to do that, then an alternative to buying the rotating alignment plates is use two sheets of linoleum tile and coat some grease between them.
or, just move the car back and forth in between readings. shrug.
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