Got an alignment, but ??
10-03-05, 04:42 PM
#1
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Got an alignment, but ??
Running Tein CS, which probably explains the left and right differences. Turning seems sharper and more defined, but the friggin tech. didn't lock the wheel so now it goes straight when the steering wheel is at an angle. Blah..Can anyone simplify this?
Another shop, another alignment. I know of West End Alignment, but he's booked for weeks. Any other places?
(I guess I posted this in engine trans. section, mods can you pls. move ? thx)
Another shop, another alignment. I know of West End Alignment, but he's booked for weeks. Any other places?
(I guess I posted this in engine trans. section, mods can you pls. move ? thx)
Last edited by Lvangundy; 10-03-05 at 04:56 PM.
10-03-05, 05:09 PM
#2
just go back to the same shop and have them align again with the steering locked man. it's stupid that now the steering is off. my sc430 not too long ago had the same problem of being aligned and then the steering is off, i am not even going to name the shop (rolling eyes) but let's just say in my case i gave up...
anyway, today i happened to do alignment for my car as well, my results are:
front
====
caster left 8.5
caster right 7.9
camber left -1.0
camber right -1.0
toe left 0.03
toe right 0.03
total toe 0.06
rear
====
camber left -1.5
camber right - 1.5
toe left 0.06
toe right 0.06
toe total 0.12
sai left 9.6
sai right 9.6
included angle left 8.6
included angle right 8.6
i went to one of the best shops around the area and after the alignment my car drives awesome. imho though, i thnk your shop should have done better. bottom line is you want left and right to be as close as possible. you see that my left and right readings are pretty much all symmetric, but in your case the front camber is off by 0.13, and rear camber is off by 0.08. that's a lot imho
and i am pretty happy that i am not that far from spec actually considering how low my car is
anyway, today i happened to do alignment for my car as well, my results are:
front
====
caster left 8.5
caster right 7.9
camber left -1.0
camber right -1.0
toe left 0.03
toe right 0.03
total toe 0.06
rear
====
camber left -1.5
camber right - 1.5
toe left 0.06
toe right 0.06
toe total 0.12
sai left 9.6
sai right 9.6
included angle left 8.6
included angle right 8.6
i went to one of the best shops around the area and after the alignment my car drives awesome. imho though, i thnk your shop should have done better. bottom line is you want left and right to be as close as possible. you see that my left and right readings are pretty much all symmetric, but in your case the front camber is off by 0.13, and rear camber is off by 0.08. that's a lot imho
and i am pretty happy that i am not that far from spec actually considering how low my car is
10-03-05, 05:19 PM
#5
while we are at it, maybe someone can explain what's sai, included angle, set back, track width difference, and wheel base difference?
in my alignment print out, caster, camber, and toe they are the "primary angles" (which makes sense), and all the other numbers are "secondary angles"
in my alignment print out, caster, camber, and toe they are the "primary angles" (which makes sense), and all the other numbers are "secondary angles"
10-03-05, 05:32 PM
#7
yeah coz' if i am right (with my super limited knowledge on alignment), both the front wheels were pointing slightly to the right, and the right rear points to the left more than the left rear pointing to the right, so overall would be like the car is making a right turn.
and man i can totally understand how frustrating it is when people aligned teh car only to know that they forgot to lock the steering...
and man i can totally understand how frustrating it is when people aligned teh car only to know that they forgot to lock the steering...
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