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Old May 20, 2003 | 01:19 PM
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Default When in doubt, check your alignment

Good grief. All along I thought it was me. Just got a Speedware Motorsports alignment and asked for certian specs. I get the before and after sheet and about shat myself. No wonder it's been so damn squirley, and I'm not quite sure how it got so fugged up. I need to start using string alignments and quit throwing money away dammit.

Before = Total front toe: 5/16" OUT
Before = Total rear toe: 3/32" OUT

After = Total front toe: 1/8" OUT
After = Total rear toe: 1/8" IN
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Old May 20, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (johng)

Don't be a coward, go zero toe in the rear

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Old May 20, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (johng)

I bet my corner weights are more f'd up than your alignment snafu...

Glad you figured that one out. New car, new alignment, new orange mirrors... that biatch should fly!
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Old May 20, 2003 | 02:20 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (bulldog_RS20)

Whatza ahlignment and coroner balancing? I just go that way really fast (slow actually) when something gets in my way, I turn.

Alignment = the place in the grid where I line up, Usually last or secnd to last car.
Corner balancing=the balance of my car depends on the amount of gas I buy from the corner gas station.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (ITACivic)

Lets not forget about the orange wheels
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Old May 20, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (Warren)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Warren &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't be a coward, go zero toe in the rear

Warren</TD></TR></TABLE>


Even with 0 toe out back, it will still feel super stable compared to what you had before. Ouch!
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Old May 20, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (bulldog_RS20)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bulldog_RS20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">new orange mirrors... that biatch should fly!
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Orange mirrors are the new super seceret HP addition, ala Warren.
The new motor has nothing to do with it.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 03:58 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (johng)

You need to listen to your butt-o-meter more.

Couldn't you tell the alignment was way out of wack??
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Old May 20, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (Big Phat R)

I "thought" it was and just figured I'd get to it when I could.
Now I know what driving a crab feels like
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Old May 20, 2003 | 07:43 PM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (johng)

Let's find some mad skillz pink string and make acouple of alignment rigs like Curt's... I learn a ton pitting with Curt, Reg and Keith...

I have a couple donor bungies we can use....
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Old May 21, 2003 | 05:07 AM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (bulldog_RS20)

Now that you have a known starting point it should be fairly easy to do string alignments.

Nash - who knows he needs an alignment as well... I am talking mental as well as my car.
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Old May 22, 2003 | 04:20 AM
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Default Re: When in doubt, check your alignment (rambler)

i liked the first set of numbers.

nate damn autocrosser!
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