i installed the agx and h&r on my 96 accord sedan, and i got an alignment. basically i told the guy to set zero toes. but he insist not to do what i was telling him. so here is the printout of the alignment. so my questions are:

1. is it good for the tires if the toes aren't zero?( currently i have stock front & 17" rear)
2. im going to switch front rims back to 17s. Do I need another alignment after i put them on?

 

I didn't think toes were set to zero to begin with. However looking at the printout you gave (it's pretty small) it looks like he did give you zero toe as per your request.

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A front-wheel drive vehicle "pulls" the vehicle through the front axle, resulting in forward movement of the suspension arms against their bushings. Therefore most front-wheel drive vehicles use some negative toe-out to compensate for the movement, again enabling the tires to run parallel to each other at speed.

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No you do not need to get a new alignment if you switch rims.

This article is a pretty good read.

If you have modified your supension there are specialty alignment shops that are experts in dealing with 'dropped' cars.

 

so my alignment look fine now??

oh by the way, today , i have noticed the car isnt going straight when i turn the steering wheel straight. it goes a lil bit off to the right

 

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Yes, it looks like the toe was set properly.

The spec for the front is 0 degrees +/- 0.08 degrees, and you have 0.03 and 0.02.

The spec for the front is +0.8 degrees +/- 0.08 degrees, and you have 0.06 and 0.10.

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Hmmm...

When I had an alignment done last Friday, they did it while I sat in the car, and they had me center the wheel while they did that step.

Oh, and on local roads, it's sometimes normal for the car to go a bit off to the right, due to the crown of the road (the road slopes ever so slightly from the center to the sides, and since we drive on the right side of the road...)

&lt; shrug &gt;

 

its not really about the roads, i actually have to pull the steering wheel a little bit to the left in order to stay on track.. hmm it is the same when i get on the freeways

 

If you let go of the steering wheel does it still go straight? I had a car that had the steering wheel slightly offset.......no big deal to me. You could always try to take it back to the alignment place and ask them.

 

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the car will slightly move to the right like i said. do u think they will fix it for free? because i just had alignment done 2 weeks ago..

o btw! when the guy was doing the alignment, he found out that my right control arm is bented ( rear ). would it gradually change the specs?

 

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o btw! when the guy was doing the alignment, he found out that my right control arm is bented ( rear ). would it gradually change the specs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The best person(s) to ask this are the people at the alignment shop. Call them or go for a cruise.

 

they are actually supposed to offset for road crown, especially if your area is known for that