Help decipher my alignment sheet
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Help decipher my alignment sheet
Can someone tell me which degree setting is toe out for the front? For the rear? The specs are close to what I wanted but I believe either the front or rear is set in the wrong direction (toe-in).
Disregard the before measurements as I had all the suspension parts replaced so everything was way out of whack.
This included:
FRONT
-Hardrace adjustable camber UCA
-Hardrace LCA
-Hardrace compliance bushings
-OE Repl. Inner/Outer tie rods
REAR
-Hardrace toe adjuster
-Hardrace camber adjuster
-Hardrace LCA
-Trailing arm bushing replaced 5K miles ago
Sitting on Koni/GC suspension all around with good tires evenly inflated.
I was aiming for the following:
FRONT
Camber: -1.0 degree
Toe: 0.08 degree TOE OUT
Total toe: 0.16 degree TOE OUT
REAR
Camber: -1.0 degree
Toe: 0
Total toe: 0
Also, with new LCA's/UCA's/Compliance bushings, shouldn't the caster be dead even? I'm off 0.3 degrees from side to side. Subframe maybe slightly bent? Maybe the other part of the LCA is slightly bent? Knuckle? Or I'm just being too ****?
Chart:
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Disregard the before measurements as I had all the suspension parts replaced so everything was way out of whack.
This included:
FRONT
-Hardrace adjustable camber UCA
-Hardrace LCA
-Hardrace compliance bushings
-OE Repl. Inner/Outer tie rods
REAR
-Hardrace toe adjuster
-Hardrace camber adjuster
-Hardrace LCA
-Trailing arm bushing replaced 5K miles ago
Sitting on Koni/GC suspension all around with good tires evenly inflated.
I was aiming for the following:
FRONT
Camber: -1.0 degree
Toe: 0.08 degree TOE OUT
Total toe: 0.16 degree TOE OUT
REAR
Camber: -1.0 degree
Toe: 0
Total toe: 0
Also, with new LCA's/UCA's/Compliance bushings, shouldn't the caster be dead even? I'm off 0.3 degrees from side to side. Subframe maybe slightly bent? Maybe the other part of the LCA is slightly bent? Knuckle? Or I'm just being too ****?
Chart:
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Help decipher my alignment sheet
Positive toe is toe-in. Negative toe is toe-out. It sounds like the did the front backwards with some toe-in instead of toe-out like you requested. Looks like you need to take it back to have it redone per your request...
BTW: I got this info on Positive & Negative toe from this Tire-Rack write-up:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=4
BTW: I got this info on Positive & Negative toe from this Tire-Rack write-up:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=4
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Re: Help decipher my alignment sheet
You're being **** about the caster measurements. You're right that it could be a bent subframe, the chassis itself, all sorts of stuff. Not a big deal. It's still well within spec (everything within the second "step" is inside factory spec). 94eg is right, he toed your front end IN, not out, and the rear isn't even within spec! Toe is adjustable in the rear stock, but I'm not sure how much. Maybe the Hardrace toe kit was maxed out? The tiniest bit of toe makes a huge difference, and I don't see any other reason he couldn't get it in spec.
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Re: Help decipher my alignment sheet
I wouldn't use those aftermarket toe adjuster arms in the rear. Reason being that they can end up different lengths, even though the static toe angle is set the same on both sides, which leads to different amounts of toe change as the trailing arm moves through its range of motion, which can cause different handling characteristics during left vs. right turns.
I would definitely go with stock arms in that location.
I would definitely go with stock arms in that location.
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