New Member.I just alignment on my car. Can anyone tell me if it is in spec?
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New Member.I just alignment on my car. Can anyone tell me if it is in spec?
Howdy, new member to CL. Purchased a used IS. The previous owner had terrible inner tread wear therefore I bought new tires and got an alignment.
Can anyone tell me if this is within spec. Would it kill my tire?
Can anyone tell me if this is within spec. Would it kill my tire?
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What you really need to worry about is toe since it gives you the most tire wear. Camber is 2nd for tire wear but is nonadjustable unless you have a camber kit. Caster is nonadjustable for our cars and is directional so it doesn't wear out your tires, but caster affects toe which in the end affects tire wear.
From what i see
Front Left toe is off .02 degrees
Front Right toe is off .03 degrees.
Rear Left toe is off .06 degrees
Rear Right is off .04 degrees
The alignment place put your toe into the green zone within specs, but not at the specified degree the manufacture wanted it to be.
Even though it's within the green, there will be tire wear because it's not at exact specs.(Also because of camber)
Caster is OK since it's positive. Positive caster will give you harder steering, but it's better than negative. (Negative caster you'll get to pulling one side with most negative caster.)
Suggestion: Find another alignment place.
From what i see
Front Left toe is off .02 degrees
Front Right toe is off .03 degrees.
Rear Left toe is off .06 degrees
Rear Right is off .04 degrees
The alignment place put your toe into the green zone within specs, but not at the specified degree the manufacture wanted it to be.
Even though it's within the green, there will be tire wear because it's not at exact specs.(Also because of camber)
Caster is OK since it's positive. Positive caster will give you harder steering, but it's better than negative. (Negative caster you'll get to pulling one side with most negative caster.)
Suggestion: Find another alignment place.
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Is your car stock or lowered? Looking at the print out, it could be done better. But it's still within specs so you shouldn't worry too much. If you're in So. Cal, I can recommend you a shop which many of the members here have had good experiences including myself.
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I'd say they did a pretty crappy job, because many of the measures are still out of spec. Frankly, I'm surprised they gave this sheet to you, given it only really proves that they suck.
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Is your car stock or lowered? Looking at the print out, it could be done better. But it's still within specs so you shouldn't worry too much. If you're in So. Cal, I can recommend you a shop which many of the members here have had good experiences including myself.
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Can you tell me what shop that is?
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Tire wear will vary from one brand to another. Every tire has different tread wear grades. Softer tires will wear faster. Generally speaking, 20K miles from low profile tires is not too bad.
If you are in San Gabriel Valley area, you should definitely check out Cyrus at JC Auto. He does really good work and I'm sure a lot of the members here can vouch for his work. The address is:
9237 Lower Azusa Rd Unit O
Temple City, CA 91780
(626) 287-7781
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