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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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I haven't drove the crx in a long time. I sold my old motor setup and ever since the car has set, just over a year. I finally got around to putting another motor in it and started driving the thing again. I do not remember this thing driving so shitty! The slightest turn of the steering wheel and your all over the road. I just remember the steering being so much stiffer before. I really don't know how to say it, when i used to drive the car in the past it took more effort to turn the thing. Which i liked.
The only thing i have done since i used to drive the car is
-LS swap
-Innovative traction bar
-ksport coilovers and lower control arms
So once i got it back on the road the first place it went was the alignment shop (aka expletiveing just tires). It drove like **** there, i was hoping it would leave just the opposite, but that didn't happen.
The one thing i know nothing about is wheel alignment. Can some of you who do know your stuff about this please shed some light on the situation. To me it sure looks as if they could have done a better job!

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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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As you can see on that form, there is no adjustment on the camber and caster since that is really not adjustable with factory parts. The toe was way off on both your front tires. Toe is the angle of the tires as you look at them from above. If they point inwards ( like pointig towards the centrer of the car) that is called toe in. If the wheels point in the opposite direction then it is called toe out. You had positive toe ( toe out) of .89 and .85 so the tires were being scuffed on the inside.
Now that you have the correct toe, your tires are being forced to ride straight, but they are worn to ride at an agle, that gives crappy handling . So long story short, you need new tires.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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Thats one thing i forgot to mention. They are brandnew tires and rims. I put them on the car right before i took it for alignment. So the tires drove there and thats it before the alignment. I also have a camber kit on the car too. They were told that and still did not adjust it. The car is also pulling to the right a little still
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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I was looking over the sheet again and noticed the SAI on the front (don't know what the hell this is) is out of spec. What does SAI stand for?

EDIT> I think i just found my own answer.

Steering Axis Inclination (SAI):
The angle formed by a line that runs through the upper and lower steering pivots with respect to vertical. On a SLA suspension, the line runs through the upper and lower ball joints. On a MacPherson strut suspension, the line runs through the lower ball joint and upper strut mount or bearing plate. Viewed from the front, SAI is also the inward tilt of the steering axis. Like caster, it provides directional stability. But it also reduces steering effort by reducing the scrub radius. SAI is a built-in nonadjustable angle and is used with camber and the included angle to diagnose bent spindles, struts and mislocated crossmembers.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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Alignments are only as good as the person doing them. If they place the clamps a bit off on the wheels the alignment is off. Also, and very important, check tire pressure, make sure it's OK on all wheels. Go back to the shop and tell them the problems you are having.
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