sallydrive

I got my alignment done today after noticing feathering on the front two tires on is IS250 (stock) (Bridgestone 970AS). It seems like they didn't do anything. I asked the guy at Firestone and he goes the Camber and Caster cannot be adjusted in this car. Does this seem right? And how do I fix this problem?

faisal11ir

Same old story.. is it leaning to the right ?

MyIS350G

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at lease you're still almost within specs...

Offspring

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I'd like to know a little more regarding this issue as well. Mine pulls hard to the left

sallydrive

Yep! The steering wheel is about 5-10 degrees to the left in order to go straight!

kennyD

My 08 250 pulls slightly to the right. I have to keep my hand on the steering wheel to keep the car straight. It's slight but noticeable. Very annoying to me though. Is this a normal issue with this model?

sallydrive

I don't think it's normal...because this is recent, when I used to go straight the steering wheel was at 0 degrees. And I know for sure I didn't hit any huge pot holt going fast. So I don't know how this happened.

kennyD

I did roll up on a curb at about 2mph. It barely scuffed the tire. I may have been since then that my alignment has shown a problem. I've only noticed it recently. I check tire pressure regularly, and today they were dead even both sides. Still getting a slight pull. Maybe it's time for an alignment.

sallydrive

I don't know if that would cause it, but you never know, my friends BMW aligment went bad after he parked it with the wheels turned all the way..that was weird. But I say you should get the alignment done anyways.

ydnandy

my 08 350 pulls to the right, have to keep the wheel about 15 degrees to the left to go in a straight line...

Sango

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Bring it to a dedicated alignment shop that knows what they are doing.

Camber and caster does not have adjustments. However they can be corrected if they corrected the geometry/sub-frame because from the report, it appears to support the sub-frame is out. Experienced shops would be able to do this to be able to bring the camber and caster to their proper values. For instance my car has even cambers on both sides from proper alignment.

You may want to consider changing the bushings too.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...eo-inside.html

sallydrive

There are a few dedicated alignment shops around but my question is...How much extra is this going to cost? ...My tires are basically brand new, I just dropped little less then a grand on them so putting in even more money into this car would be heartbreaking..I know shops charge differently but would this be included in the standard alignment price, here is $79.99?

Sango

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For me, it costs more like $150 for a proper alignment for the shop I go to. They are well known that I often seen exotic cars there from time to time being worked on.

Here is my report. Notice the left and right, as the numbers are very close together. I am going to switch the FIGS bushings too so I'll eventually have a new report.

sallydrive

So before I go to the shop, I will call them to ask if they can do whats needed, what exactly should I ask or be looking for?

Sango

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I would ask if they they know hot to adjust the sub-frame.

Dedicated alignments shops would be capable of doing this.