Quick alignment question regarding rear toe
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Quick alignment question regarding rear toe
Hey guys. I'm having an alignment issue on my 99 GS4 with 175,000 miles.
I had an alignment done last week and Lexus told me that my right rear corner was -0.15 toe out. I believe this happened when a used car appraiser hit a pothole while test driving my car (whch is another story for another day).
Anyway, in doing the alignment, Lexus told me that they couldn't get the toe on the right rear corner to exactly zero because the alignment bolt was rusty and stuck when it got to a certain point and they couldn't go any further. They said they were able to get it to 0.01 (positive, not negative).
Here are my questions:
(1) It seems to me that if the corner was previously -0.15 degrees and they were able to adjust it to 0.01 (positive) that they actually bypassed zero and went a little too far. Is that accurate? Can you get to 0.01 from -0.15 without passing zero?
(2) What effect, if any, would positive 0.01 on the right rear corner have on the tracking of the car? If the toe is slightly in on that corner, would it cause the car to track right or left (if at all)?
Thanks for your help.
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I had an alignment done last week and Lexus told me that my right rear corner was -0.15 toe out. I believe this happened when a used car appraiser hit a pothole while test driving my car (whch is another story for another day).
Anyway, in doing the alignment, Lexus told me that they couldn't get the toe on the right rear corner to exactly zero because the alignment bolt was rusty and stuck when it got to a certain point and they couldn't go any further. They said they were able to get it to 0.01 (positive, not negative).
Here are my questions:
(1) It seems to me that if the corner was previously -0.15 degrees and they were able to adjust it to 0.01 (positive) that they actually bypassed zero and went a little too far. Is that accurate? Can you get to 0.01 from -0.15 without passing zero?
(2) What effect, if any, would positive 0.01 on the right rear corner have on the tracking of the car? If the toe is slightly in on that corner, would it cause the car to track right or left (if at all)?
Thanks for your help.
e
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Lead Lap
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From: Illinois
Also, am I missing something as to why they can't get it to 0? Wouldn't they have had to pass by 0 in going from -0.15 to +0.01?
Thanks for your help.
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Yes you would have to go through zero in order to go from toe out to toe in.
I wouldn't worry about 0.01 vs 0. What's important is cross toe and from the looks of it, your car is fine. Just having the driver sit in the car already changes the alignment parameters.
I wouldn't worry about 0.01 vs 0. What's important is cross toe and from the looks of it, your car is fine. Just having the driver sit in the car already changes the alignment parameters.
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