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Old 08-29-15, 08:17 PM
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I had my car lowered, camber arms and alignment done and the inside edge of my rear tires wore out within a few thousand miles the tires were not new but had even wear before that, I was annoyed so I had another alignment and the toe was out?? I recently had new tires installed at the same time I had a wheel alignment done. Not too along ago it was like I could feel the toe go out, basically you can feel the rear of the car get squirrelly or unsettled over bumps. Unfortunately I had a lot of travel for work the past week so I didn't have time to have it looked at. Last night we were travelling again and my wife said she could feel it being unsettled over bumps, this morning I checked out the rear tires sure enough the inside edges are badly worn the rest of the tire looks ok though brand new PS2 they lasted maybe two months.

I have BC coilovers and SPC lower camber arms has anyone else had the same issue where the toe keeps going out? At this rate I will have to get new rear tires with every oil change... Any help would be appreciated.

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Old 08-30-15, 07:56 AM
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What values do you have from the alignment printout?
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What are SPC lower chamber arms?
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Originally Posted by clarionguy
What values do you have from the alignment printout?
Every thing is as it should be. The toe and cross toe are all in spec, I don't have the sheet with me right now. I will likely get in Tuesday and see how far out it is but it was fine at first and i could tell when it went out but none of that tells me why the toe bolt seems to be slipping. I had read on hear before somewhere that it does happen but I can't recall what the solution was.

I was hoping a suspension guru could chime in....

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Old 08-30-15, 02:24 PM
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You need some figs toe links in your life.
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Sounds like your installer didn't set all the bushings to a neutral position at normal ride height so the toe is changing as the bushings break down and lose their phantom spring effect.
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