my car will not drive straight unless the steering wheel is turned 1/4 to the right after i installed a 91 si rear trailing arm complete swap. i reused the lca and did not remove the toe bolt. i did however reuse the 91 si uca because it had fairly new bushings.

so what would cause the alignment to be off, or is that normal after a swap?

 

get it aligned and go from there.

 

okay, i just spent a lot of money and i dont want to have to pay 80 bucks for an alignment if i dont have to

 

your should get an alignment anytime major suspension work is done. Heres a good article I just found from cspeedracing

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php

 

yes anytime u change your height or anything on your suspension u need to get it alignment

 

ok will do, thanks peeps

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by msinsky14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay, i just spent a lot of money and i dont want to have to pay 80 bucks for an alignment if i dont have to</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, you HAVE to.

its not an option.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yes, you HAVE to.

its not an option.
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ditto.

When I installed my rear discs I had to have the car aligned. When I removed them to change bushings, I had to have the car aligned again. That's just how it goes. When you bolt them back on, your toe will most likely be out of wack. $80 is a small price to pay to fix it.

 

yah you pretty much have to get a alignment, since they unbolted your toe adjustor arms

 

If you're planning on doing a lot of work over a short period of time which involves unbolting any or all of the suspension, try to find a shop that gives you a warranty or something along the lines of "free alignments for a year after the first." Saved me a lot of money when I was doing a lot of work on my suspension.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lessonsinspeed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you're planning on doing a lot of work over a short period of time which involves unbolting any or all of the suspension, try to find a shop that gives you a warranty or something along the lines of "free alignments for a year after the first." Saved me a lot of money when I was doing a lot of work on my suspension.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Most Firestone dealers offer lifetime alignments. I spent $150 for it through a local ExpertTire store in my area. It pays for itself if you plan to keep your car for a while and plan to change the suspension setup. I did it solely because I'm awaiting the install of my DA front and rear brake setup.

 

U must of not align the bottom right this is pretty rare to hear after a rear disk brakes swap but like every other OEM component there not the best after years of abuse and weather chewin em so expect to end up buyin some stiffness!!!

 

i dont kno, the swap went perfectly and i realized the steering wheel was off because the last time it got aligned was after i rebuilt the steering rack and i had full tread on my drivers side tire, and none on my pass. side tire(in front). the shop i got it aligned at said thats why. it drives very straight, maybe a little off.

otherwise, its not the disc swap, its the fact i just put new tires on the same time i did the swap. i was too lazy before