redgs4

Summary: Dropped the car last week via Tien HA's to within 1/2" of the tire. Brought the car in today for an alignment, the shop has a Hunter which was calibrated immediately prior.

The rear has been adjusted to the max and is now at the lowest acceptable angle in the specifed range for camber, toe is ok.

The fronts are out of range for camber, caster and something called SAI, again toe is ok.

Question: Are there variances in the install that could account for this? What options are there other than perhaps dropping via a different method?

I've gotten used to the drop and would hate to jack it back up. And I've gotten used to the handling -- I might eat the S-03's due to extra aggressive driving before they would get screwed due to alignment issues.

I did a quick search, I know others have had similar problems. Any latest, greatest updates? Thanks.

Mr Johnson

That's the price ya gotta pay. With any drop you are going to change the alignment settings and with the kind of drop you are talking about it doesn't surprise me that you are no longer in the tolerance range of the adjustments that can be made. This goes for any method of drop, if by method you mean coilovers vs L-tuned.

I'm sure a custom made alignment kit would help your problem but I don't know of anyone that makes such a thing for a GS.

FWIW: I've seen incorrect alignment settings eat tires alive much faster than "spirited" street driving. As long as you are willing to accept the additional tire wear (the amount of which still needs to be determined) I say enjoy the new found handling.

redgs4

Thanks for the reply. I'll just have to wait and see how the tires wear -- it's tough for me to tell from the raw alignment numbers just how bad things might, or might not, be.

I was originally looking at a set of cusco coilovers that provided extra hardware [extra cost] for adjustments, but at a total cost of closer to $2500 installed. That's exactly 2 sets of S-03's extra.