Help. Got an alignment today-Numbers seem funny, Plus a new front end vibration |
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Help. Got an alignment today-Numbers seem funny, Plus a new front end vibration |
ellisor3 |
Jan 14 2012, 04:31 AM
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HPWhore Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 23-October 08 From: Fleming Island, Florida Member No.: 9,683 Region Association: South East States |
I took my car in to get it corner balanced and to get an alignment. The corner balancing went very well, but the alignment presented an unusual problem. On the passengers side front the camber locked out at -1.20 and he said he could not reduce the negative camber any further.
Here are the particulars: The car will be driven almost exclusively street. The car is a 3.2 6-conversion with steel flares I am running Kumho Ecsta 245/45 17 rear and 205/45 17 front Bilstein sport shocks rear and sport struts front 100 lb rear springs Elephant Racing bump steer kit 911 turbo rods and front suspension with factory 911 sway bar Weltmeister rear sway bar Here are the before and after numbers: Before/After Caster: Left 5.51 5.06 Right 4.86 4.55 FRONT: Camber: Left front -1.33 -1.00 Right front-0.91 -1.20 Toe: Left front 0.07 0.15 Right front 0.16 0.17 Total: 0.23 0.32 REAR: Camber: Left rear 0.20 -1.01 Right rear -0.08 -0.34 Toe: Left rear -0.30 0.05 Right rear 0.21 0.28 Total: -0.9 0.33 Thrust Angle -0.25 -0.12 In doing my research here, I came up with what I thought would be a pretty good set up for this car. -0.5 for the front caster and -1.0 to -1.5 for the rear, and 1/16th toe in all around. He started on the rear first and could not get the toe in to come in so he finally took all three shims from the drivers rear and ended up with these numbers. The 3 passenger rear shims were left in. He then went to the front. When he got to the passengers side, he said it was lock out at -1.20 because the strut tower was all the way over. I thought this was odd, but I kept the setting as above. On the first test drive on the freeway, I started picking up a vibration in the steering wheel that certainly was not there before. It is not serious, but doesn't seem right. I also noticed that it does drive down in corners well but does seem to pull right on straight roads. Could someone look at these numbers and guide me as to where they should be. I am sure the shop will make the changes, just not sure where to go from here. Observations ?? Thoughts?? |
ellisor3 |
Jan 14 2012, 11:58 AM
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HPWhore Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 23-October 08 From: Fleming Island, Florida Member No.: 9,683 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks, Joe put in the engine and set up the FI and ignition system, I will shoot him a PM.
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