Why is my wheel sticking out?
I took me 08 Si in for an alignment at a local HOnda dealer due because I put on my coilovers and camber kit, and upon bringing it home and inspecting it after hearing rubbing I see the LR wheel sitting flush to the fender, while the RR wheel sits normally.
Any idea as to why? The specs are:
LR: -1.0 camber and 0.07 toe
RR -1.2 camber and 0.08 toe
It seems as if the entire wheel is sticking out, and if I put on my Enkeis (17x7.5 +40 with stock sized tires) they are definitely going to rub in the back.
Pics for reference:
(sorry about the pics being sideways. they come up normal if i open them on my desktop)
Any idea as to why? The specs are:
LR: -1.0 camber and 0.07 toe
RR -1.2 camber and 0.08 toe
It seems as if the entire wheel is sticking out, and if I put on my Enkeis (17x7.5 +40 with stock sized tires) they are definitely going to rub in the back.
Pics for reference:
(sorry about the pics being sideways. they come up normal if i open them on my desktop)
How is it viewed from the top or front? It's hard to tell in pics, but it would seem that the LR has more toe-in because from the back you see more tire but less wheel than the right. I take it the specs you listed are what they were actually adjusted to since the OEM specs would be symmetrical, and were the settings prior to the alignment really far out (probably so if you just swapped out the suspension), and is your steering wheel straight? If you answered yes, yes, and yes, and I had to come up with a wild theory based on my experience as a wheel alignment technician, I would say the specs were out of wack, the technician adjusted the rear a lot without freeing up the platforms on the rack for the rear tires which caused a lot of tension against the tires and suspension (therefore not statically adjusted), set the front toe based off of the rear, drove the car off the rack which relieved the rear tires and threw off the specs, this then throws off the front and makes the wheel crooked, the tech sees the crooked wheel and "bumps" the front toe to straighten it, you get the car back with a straight wheel and a printout that says the specs are correct, when actually your rear is misadjusted.
Yeah, either have the dealer recheck/fix it, or take it to someone who specializes in suspension/alignments, maybe a tuning shop that does suspension setups since you swapped the suspension.
I took me 08 Si in for an alignment at a local HOnda dealer due because I put on my coilovers and camber kit, and upon bringing it home and inspecting it after hearing rubbing I see the LR wheel sitting flush to the fender, while the RR wheel sits normally.
Any idea as to why?
Any idea as to why?
example
left rear lowered 1.5 inches -1.0 camber
right rear lowered 2 inches -1.0 camber
Since this is probably a DD I would find the flatest/level ground you can and readjust your coil overs to the exact same height as the wheel you like. Then get it re-aligned.
If your a die hard AutoX/HPDE driver looking for that last 1/10th of second you can take it to a tuner shop and have them corner balance your car with your weight in the drivers seat and all you other crap removed out of the car.
Just a guess on my part. Since you have coil overs the height is probably not exactly the same left to right.
example
left rear lowered 1.5 inches -1.0 camber
right rear lowered 2 inches -1.0 camber
Since this is probably a DD I would find the flatest/level ground you can and readjust your coil overs to the exact same height as the wheel you like. Then get it re-aligned.
If your a die hard AutoX/HPDE driver looking for that last 1/10th of second you can take it to a tuner shop and have them corner balance your car with your weight in the drivers seat and all you other crap removed out of the car.
example
left rear lowered 1.5 inches -1.0 camber
right rear lowered 2 inches -1.0 camber
Since this is probably a DD I would find the flatest/level ground you can and readjust your coil overs to the exact same height as the wheel you like. Then get it re-aligned.
If your a die hard AutoX/HPDE driver looking for that last 1/10th of second you can take it to a tuner shop and have them corner balance your car with your weight in the drivers seat and all you other crap removed out of the car.
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