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Alignment Issues...20's On Stock Height

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Old 06-09-14, 08:42 AM
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I've been back to the Alignment place for the 3rd time in 3 weeks...for some reason the alignment is off everytime i get on it..

the first time they did it...everything was straight .... BUT...i found out that it was eating my inner tires...which was toe wear...but the car doesnt lean...

2nd time....it was out of it...it leaned to the left..

3rd time it leaned tot he right...

im soo pissed right now im about to take off my 20's....

can someone help me? or figure out what is going on?...

i went to get an alignment today...when my car got on the rack...this is what i got




now after adjusting...the car doesnt lean...but the steering wheel inside the cabin isnt straight..and it bugs me...is there a special spec our sc430 to rid of this?
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my steering wheel is straight my front -0.2 and -0.2 rear is -0.7 and -0.7 can't remember the toe but no tire ware.
I use Work rim 18"














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you have 20s how is your tire ware?
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This is my third set of 20 inch wheels over the past 12 years and I have never had alignment problems. Thread wear on all four tires is even. I would start to address basic suspension questions, toe-in, caster, or even camber issues with the suspension, worn struts, shock absorbers, worn or loose wheel bearings, ball-joints, etc. Get the picture?
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I have 20" no alignment issue but vibrations at about 60 miles speed however inside wearing little more (normal?). In March hit the curb hard, the steering was off almost an inch , I can see wheel little bent but holds air, realigned and balanced, drives good but 'sometimes' shakes at low speed on a rough road, hmmm little strange.
U may have suspension issue?
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Originally Posted by DarthSid
This is my third set of 20 inch wheels over the past 12 years and I have never had alignment problems. Thread wear on all four tires is even. I would start to address basic suspension questions, toe-in, caster, or even camber issues with the suspension, worn struts, shock absorbers, worn or loose wheel bearings, ball-joints, etc. Get the picture?
At what mileage these issues show up under normal road and driving condition on our SC430s?
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for some reason they guy at the shop say he cant adjust my TOE to 0... i said thats BS...u can leave the camber...but get the TOE , Caster and everything else to 0...

he said he cant do it...im going to have to move to another shop... :[
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