Kevin Wong

So, I got into my first incident about a month ago. I got cut-off big time and had to take the lane the jerk changed from. To my surprise, there was road construction. I locked my brakes, then tried to get back into the other lane after the jerk passed me, but it was too late. The end result was me plowing over 5 big orange cones and bonking the curb at 20MPH with the wheel turned the left. I got my wheels re-aligned but now my steering is slightly off. Anyone know an effective and inexpensive way to correct this?
thanks

Chunger

iTrader: (1)

The tie rods on both sides... the alignment shop should have done this for you...

Kevin Wong

I guess this isn't covered by the wheel alignment, but I'm glad it can be corrected. Thanks again Chunger, you've always been a good voice for answers and ideas.

Chunger

iTrader: (1)

It should be correctly set with the alignment but you CAN do it yourself...

Turn the tie rod on one side one way, the tie rod on the the other side the other way (equal) until the steering is centered. If you don't adjust both sides equally, you'll mess up your toe adjustment. I would take it back to the shop if it hasn't been too long. They should have done it correctly the first time.

Kevin Wong

I have a lifetime wheel alignment deal. I bought it the first time I needed an alignment and have used it 4 times already. Paid $120 from a Goodyear Center, though I heard a lot of shops upped their prices.

Nismo

iTrader: (18)

you can do that but if you ever done that before, you will be amazed about how much just a little turn can do to your toe. When I alligned my front end on the lasers, Even tightening the jam nut together was enough to knock it back out of spec again.