alignment issue
#1
alignment issue
heres the deal i dopped my car on some k-sports and i cant get this thing to go straight. here are my numbers after the first alignment, (front camber) left -0.4 right -0.6 (front toe) right .10 left .10 (front caster) right 3.4 left 3.2, pulles right. next alignment (front camber) left -0.4 right -1.4 (front toe) left .10 right .10 (front caster) right 3.4 left 3.2, pulles right
. did the 2 in. drop really effect my geometry that much?? i do understand that if you drop a car the specs no longer will be the same but this is rediculouse. if any body has some good specs i sure would appreciate it thanks for you time and help. oh and this is just bein done with the play in the knuckle.
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Last edited by maxed_out_99; 05-06-2010 at 02:10 PM.
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Your camber figures don't make sense. There's no way you can have positive camber, especially with a drop like that. The numbers should be all negative. The last alignment with right camber at -1.4 is way out. Your ideal camber numbers should be somewhere around -.3 degrees both left and right.
#3
yeah, the right side is at -0,4 sorry but it still pulls right i dont get it i thought the most pos. camber will have the pull? is the -0.3 the dropped spec? after the camber adjustment (the way it is now) its better but still pulls i also rotated my tire left to right then front to back.that didnt really help at all so im pretty confident its not a tire issue. this is really drivin me NUTS!!!!
Last edited by maxed_out_99; 05-06-2010 at 02:15 PM.
#4
ok, i found the old alignment sheet so maybe my specs were a little off heres what i found. after the first alignment (left front) camber -0.6, caster 3.4, toe .07 (left rear) camber -1.0, toe .10 (right front) camber -0.8, caster 3.0, toe.11 (right rear) camber -1.4, toe .21
(front) total toe .18, steer ahead -.02 (rear) total toe .31, thrust angle -.05 the steering wheel is currently level, pulls right. next alignment, compensating for the pull, (left front) camber -0.2, caster 3.4, toe .10 (right front) camber -1.5, caster 3.2, toe .10 (left rear) camber -1.1, toe .16 (right rear) camber -1.2, toe .17 (front) total toe .19, steer ahead -.01 (rear) total toe .33, thrust angle -.01, the steering wheel is currently level. pulls right
i hope this is some better info. your help is appreciated.
(front) total toe .18, steer ahead -.02 (rear) total toe .31, thrust angle -.05 the steering wheel is currently level, pulls right. next alignment, compensating for the pull, (left front) camber -0.2, caster 3.4, toe .10 (right front) camber -1.5, caster 3.2, toe .10 (left rear) camber -1.1, toe .16 (right rear) camber -1.2, toe .17 (front) total toe .19, steer ahead -.01 (rear) total toe .33, thrust angle -.01, the steering wheel is currently level. pulls right
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Right front has to much neg. camber. The car is going to pull right slightly due to the grade of the roads. On flat highway is should not pull if your camber is close (L to R).
Both sides should be pretty close to -.3 deg. When you start running more then -.5 deg camber the front end will tend to wander and follow ruts ect. a bit more.
Both sides should be pretty close to -.3 deg. When you start running more then -.5 deg camber the front end will tend to wander and follow ruts ect. a bit more.
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