Alignment after Drop and rear sway bar feels worse...
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Alignment after Drop and rear sway bar feels worse...
Just lowered my car w/ Eibachs and Progress rear sway bar. I swear my RS felt a lot more neutral and felt planted but after an alignment it feels a little nervous and not as settled. What gives, can you take a look below and provide feedback?
I told the tech to use factory specs but w/ near zero toes:
Before,
Rear L/R camber -1.8/-1.6 Toe 0.32/0.12
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe -0.08/0.25
After,
Rear L/R camber -1.4/-0.9 Toe 0.10/0.08
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe 0.01/0.01
Anyone suggest a better setup for street performance?
thanks
I told the tech to use factory specs but w/ near zero toes:
Before,
Rear L/R camber -1.8/-1.6 Toe 0.32/0.12
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe -0.08/0.25
After,
Rear L/R camber -1.4/-0.9 Toe 0.10/0.08
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe 0.01/0.01
Anyone suggest a better setup for street performance?
thanks
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Originally Posted by JeansandJacks
spyderx, i pm'ed you about the wing
Going back to my alignment, my point was that after the spring exchange it felt much better before the alignment.
I was'nt making comparison to before and after spring exchange but rather before and after alignment. Can someone else shed light?
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Just get a decent alignment. (or get the shop to fix the first one)
Look at your camber in front (left to right) it's all messed up.
As for your toe, jeez.... your toe'ed out a little in the front. That will make the car wander over grooves in the pavement.
As for the back, it looks ok.
Look at your camber in front (left to right) it's all messed up.
As for your toe, jeez.... your toe'ed out a little in the front. That will make the car wander over grooves in the pavement.
As for the back, it looks ok.
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Originally Posted by dryad001
Did you actually pay someone to do that? If you did get your money back right now, and take it to another shop who knows how to do alignments
I'll try different shop, but can you guys post ideal alignment spec. There seem to be variations on specs and how tight do these spec have to be met?
The shop manager wanted additional $80 for specific alignment over factory specs
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When I lowered my car with the S-techs they set my alignment up perfectly.
Front L/R camber -1.5/-1.5
Front toe L/R 0/0
Rear camber L/R -.5/-.5
Rear toe L/R 0/0
This set-up seems to work great. I still have the stock advans and it seems to wander just a little over this crappy WI roads we have. The car is still very neutral, and seems to handle better because I lowered the center of gravity of the car just right.
Front L/R camber -1.5/-1.5
Front toe L/R 0/0
Rear camber L/R -.5/-.5
Rear toe L/R 0/0
This set-up seems to work great. I still have the stock advans and it seems to wander just a little over this crappy WI roads we have. The car is still very neutral, and seems to handle better because I lowered the center of gravity of the car just right.
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Are those toe readings toe-in?
Originally Posted by spyderx
Just lowered my car w/ Eibachs and Progress rear sway bar. I swear my RS felt a lot more neutral and felt planted but after an alignment it feels a little nervous and not as settled. What gives, can you take a look below and provide feedback?
I told the tech to use factory specs but w/ near zero toes:
Before,
Rear L/R camber -1.8/-1.6 Toe 0.32/0.12
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe -0.08/0.25
After,
Rear L/R camber -1.4/-0.9 Toe 0.10/0.08
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe 0.01/0.01
Anyone suggest a better setup for street performance?
thanks
I told the tech to use factory specs but w/ near zero toes:
Before,
Rear L/R camber -1.8/-1.6 Toe 0.32/0.12
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe -0.08/0.25
After,
Rear L/R camber -1.4/-0.9 Toe 0.10/0.08
Front L/R camber -1.3/-1.3 Toe 0.01/0.01
Anyone suggest a better setup for street performance?
thanks
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Yeah I agree. If you toed the car in a lil bit the car will definately become more stable, but with a slight lag in your response ( not much though).
This is why I'm staying with the stock suspension for a while. The car handles amazing stock, and I can drive it over any road I want... Here in NH, that's a big deal to me...
This is why I'm staying with the stock suspension for a while. The car handles amazing stock, and I can drive it over any road I want... Here in NH, that's a big deal to me...
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I dropped my car on the s-tech a month ago had the alignment done and set at -1.5 and the advans lasted about a week. Had it redone set at -1 and no toe and still having problems wearing out the inside edge. Anyone got any ideas for alignment specs for GOOD tire wear?
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Originally Posted by JT-KGY
Are those toe readings toe-in?