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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Alignment Issues....

So I have taken my car to couple shops to have it looked at and everyone seems to say same thing. My car pulls to the right at speeds from 35 to 55 then it balances out and is straight at speeds above 55. So I thought alignment was off had it looked at again they re-did the alignment and said it was fine. It still pulled to right so I had someone look at my right control arm and that seems to be fine no wearing on busing or anything. The conclusion is they put camber kit on the right tire. The left tire was 0.2 degrees out and the right tire was 0.8 degrees in. So I brought them my camber kit I bought but they ended up not fitting do to the casters not the correct size (darn eBay ) So to end this mess I had them install their camber kit for 40 bucks. Hope this will fix my problem does anyone know how my Toe in could be so off? The shop guys were saying my car was probably in a accident but that is impossible since it’s been in the family (grandmothers car she gave me it) and I would have known if it was in a wreck.
Old Aug 5, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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Thats a tough one are there any potholes or construction zones the might hit or driven through lately by the way i love that spoiler
Old Aug 5, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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Are you still running on old tires?
Old Aug 5, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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I just got it back and they fixed it and my steering isnt all loose like it use to be. It is very stiff and doesnt have body sag around turns. The tires are brand new Hankook K106 that shop price matched online prices so I got them mounted balanced and aligned for $385. Here are the print outs from alignments they did...







Old Aug 5, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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For future reference, a broken engine mount can cause that too, though it should only be while accelerating.
Old Aug 5, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nForce
So I have taken my car to couple shops to have it looked at and everyone seems to say same thing. My car pulls to the right at speeds from 35 to 55 then it balances out and is straight at speeds above 55. So I thought alignment was off had it looked at again they re-did the alignment and said it was fine.

........................... The conclusion is they put camber kit on the right tire. The left tire was 0.2 degrees out and the right tire was 0.8 degrees in. So I brought them my camber kit I bought but they ended up not fitting do to the casters not the correct size (darn eBay ) So to end this mess I had them install their camber kit for 40 bucks. Hope this will fix my problem does anyone know how my Toe in could be so off? .
A real mystery to me is how a shop can "look at it" and pronounce it to be "fine", yet you just now post those "before and after" alignment reports saying it was not fine?!
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