the rear total toe is off by .17 degrees from the factory maximum of 0.43 degrees. the rear driver side toe off by .16 degrees. the rear wheels aren't adjustable though. so what do i do about this? or what can i do, do i just leave as is? is .17 degrees going to be somewhat bad for my tires?

 

I've heard that even though they show that much of a difference it's not that big of a deal. Look at the numbers. You're only off by a little. That's what I've heard.

 

well i'm just worried about uneven tire wear. all my tires esp the rear ones (since i rotated them) are heavily worn and i can't get 4 new tires at this time.

i might just have to run on my stockers for now ....guess i won't be selling these...

 

well if your getting uneven wear I guess it's worse than what everyone has told me! sorry for the wrong info in that case. if you can afford it you can always look into getting a camber kit and that'll straighten them up.

 

i was getting weird outer wear on my front tires prior to the alignment. that was due to the front toe being off spec. the only thing they really adjusted was the front toe. i surprisingly got the front camber adjusted within factory spec before i took it in the shop.

i have coilovers w/ camber plates but never really mess with the plates. i just adjust the knuckle using the elongated holes on the lower struts.

 

the camber is good all around now...and that rear toe wont matter that much, put tires on, it wont eat them up.

 

Agreed, 0.38* of toe isnt that big. Sure, it could be 'to spec' but it wont make that much of a difference.


Hey g4, you got an alignment with the Ksports? Do yours come loose and make your steering wheel off center?

 

Good so I wasn't wrong! I was afraid I gave wrong info!

 

haha,your straight man

 

alright, thats good to know. just wanted to make sure.
yeh, i got it w/ the ksports. come loose as in where? the strut bolts?
i never experienced that problem. only time that it was off center was when i adjusted the camber and it was off by a lot.

hows your n/a project coming by the way?

 

Well, it seems that the lower strut locking collar comes loose, and that allows the lower strut mount to spin freely on the threaded body...I guess thats what it is. Anyhow, everytime I go around a corner, my steering goes slightly off center. Just have to tighten things...


N/a build is on hold until I can get more $$...haha. Granted, Im still trying to decide if I want to stay n/a or not....

 

well you can always add the BLUE thread lock if it keeps coming undone.

for your project......3.5 swap + FI cough, cough

 

i dont think theres much you can do.

i've heard of shims but never seen them for our apllication.

i've heard of bending the beam but i have to question the precision of that.

 

yeh, thats what i figured. just wanted to make sure if the toe being that off was a big issue to worry or not.

 

Yeah I have the same problem... I don't think there is anything we can do to fix it... oh well