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HELP!!!!!!! coilover alignment problem

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Old May 9, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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Default HELP!!!!!!! coilover alignment problem

i just installed d2 coilovers on my em2 the install went fine but when i put the car on the alignment rack my front toe was insanely off. i have 8 degrees of toe on the passenger side and 5 degrees on the drivers i tried messing with the steering joint under the console but it didnt help.
So i tried to align it but i got to 4degrees on the passenger side when i ran out of theards on the inner tie rod and didnt even attempt to do the drivers. ive been doing alignments at my dealership for a couple months and havent seemed to have a problem even after replacing steering racks!
PLEASE HELP HONDA TECH!!!!!!
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Old May 9, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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How pitched are your tie rods? Did you "slam" the car down as far as possible? If so, my guess is that you're going to need to invert your tie rod ends to level out the tie rods (should be level with the surface of the Earth at static ride height).
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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Default Re: HELP!!!!!!! coilover alignment problem

Sounds like you just learned the hard way why most shops don't bother with trying to align dropped cars.
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Old May 10, 2013 | 05:31 AM
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How pitched are your tie rods? Did you "slam" the car down as far as possible? If so, my guess is that you're going to need to invert your tie rod ends to level out the tie rods (should be level with the surface of the Earth at static ride height).
no i didnt slam the car, the fender is just flush with the tire so i have no wheel gap, but i saw on another forum i might need shorter or longer inner tie rods, but ive never heard of this before, when i slammed my buddys em2 he had no problem with alignment and he had racelands
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Old May 10, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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Are your tie rod ends factory equipment? Are his?
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