I was driving in the insdie lane and the big truck decided my lane was better and started move over. Honked my horn and steer so it wouldn't side swipe me. Car hit the curd at about 25 mph (and bounced back to center of my lane). Car initially going left when wheel is straight. After alignment car is going slightly right when wheel is straight. Where should I take my car to? Body shop or regular mechanic or ??? HELP!

 

1st. Measure the distance between the centerpoint of front and rear wheels. ( right and left side )

that should tell you if anything is bent ( the LCA )

2nd. Take your car to a body shop with a chassis machine, they can tell you if your subframe is shifted.

good luck.

 

take it back to that alignment shop. i would expect you would not have to pay anytihng extra if the car is still not straight. they might help diagnose the issue. if your caster is off on one side, it would make the car steer off as well. even if toe was corrected.

other wise, take it to a frame shop. but they are pricey.

 

take it back to the shop- tell them it still pulls.

get a print out from them showing camber, caster, and toe and come back.

 

So here are the two print out from les schwab (I'll never set foot in there again, they treat me with no respect!)

First one, car pulls hard left after hitting the curb, 4 wheel alignment (actual after reading, no before reading provided), car stills pulls to left after this one:

Front Left Front Right
-0.9 Camber -0.6
0.6 Caster 0.4
0.63 Toe 0.56

Front Corss Camber -0.3
Front Cross Caster 0.1
Total Toe 1.19

Rear Left Rear Right
-0.5 Camber -1.0
0.15 Toe 0.13

Second one, took it back and they only did a front alignment, after this car now pulls little to right (not all the time, thus makes me wonder if there's somehting wrong with my suspension pieces)

Front Left Front Right
-0.7 Camber -0.6
1.2 Caster 1.2
0.01 Toe 0.00

Front Corss Camber -0.1
Front Cross Caster 0.0
Total Toe 0.01

Now I'm worry about my rear since they change the front only. Any thought will help me big time!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Just_LS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">First one, car pulls hard left after hitting the curb, 4 wheel alignment (actual after reading, no before reading provided), car stills pulls to left after this one:

Front Left Front Right
-0.9 Camber -0.6
0.6 Caster 0.4
0.63 Toe 0.56

Front Corss Camber -0.3
Front Cross Caster 0.1
Total Toe 1.19

Rear Left Rear Right
-0.5 Camber -1.0
0.15 Toe 0.13

Second one, took it back and they only did a front alignment, after this car now pulls little to right (not all the time, thus makes me wonder if there's somehting wrong with my suspension pieces)

Front Left Front Right
-0.7 Camber -0.6
1.2 Caster 1.2
0.01 Toe 0.00
Front Corss Camber -0.1
Front Cross Caster 0.0
Total Toe 0.01</TD></TR></TABLE>

they messed up the first "4 wheel" alignment. wtf, 1.19 total toe?? rear has too much toe too.

and just aligning the fronts, which look MUCH better, is not going to get steering right. you still got too much toe-in in the rear. tell them to do the right alignment this time.

but it honestly doesnt look like they know wtf theyre doing...