I want to get my toe fixed but the car is higher than it normally is.... in Canada we put our cars up for the snowy season.

Here's my question:

IF I get the toe fixed will lowering the car back down affect the toe at all?

I know it will affect camber but I can fix that myself.

Thanks in advance.

 

Yes, lowering affects toe.

Yes, you should get an alignment when lower it back down.

Camber is a non issue. Leave it stock because it doesn't promote tire wear.

If you are cheap, just wait til after you lower the car again.

 

Any time you change the ride height of the suspension, you're also changing camber and toe and therefore you'll need to have your alignment adjusted.

Toe is the more important of the two for tire wear concern.

 

Thanks very much... I am cheep so... I'll wait...

 

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Yes, you should get an alignment when lower it back down.

Camber is a non issue. Leave it stock because it doesn't promote tire wear.

If you are cheap, just wait til after you lower the car again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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Changing the camber will change the toe - so if you do that, then you'd need another alignment.

 

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To a degree, camber is an issue. Camber will result in abnormal tire wear, but nothing compared to toe.

 

Toe is the main tire killer. I once bought a car which appeared stock, and within a month, the tires were completely bald!

After bringing the car to an alignment shop, the camber was near 0, but toe was way off (toe out) causing the tires to wear down. It appears the car was lowered, aligned, then raised back up without another alignment.

 

In terms of tire wear, toe is the major player...that is unless you have TONS of negative or positive camber. The easiest example is have you tried running your shoe at an angle ( // or \\ ) on concrete or asphalt or carpet...now try dragging your shoe in a straight line( | | )and see how much easier it is.