I just got my car back from the alignment shop and here is what it was....

Left front _____________________Right front
toe _________________________ toe
1/2 inch out _________________ 5/32 inch out

Left rear _______________________Right rear
toe ____________________________ toe
bent trailing arm________________All screwed




NOW its

Fronts are 1/8 inch per side
Rear are 1/16 inch per side.


The car now turns with the slightest input. Where before it took a second because of the huge amount of toe out. Hopefully this will help!!!!!!

No more DIY alignments for me!!!!!!!!!!

 

Is that toe OUT or IN on front & rear?

Ed

 

My guess is its toe'd out.

 

Out!!!! in the front

I have no idea what the rear was.. With a bent trailing arm and the alignment was to get the thrust angles right.

Sunday shoild be fun

 

naaaaaa not a prob =]

 

With the settings that far off you should have been able to stand across the parking lot and see them.

 

No one noticed it....

I have a set of toe plates but obvisioly I'm useing them wrong.

Maybe with this new super cool alignment my driving skills will improve and I can catch that dasterdly duo in the blue Bimmer.

BoHo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Michael

 

We will pulverize your Primitive Honda with our BMW Battle Stick. Kneel to powaaar of BMMMWWWWW! Ride the blue and white or be finished!!!

Ed

 

what BMW?

 

Sounds like it to me. I will always think the fishing line method is most accurate. Other ways are prone to error and make assumptions about the squareness of the car. DIY alignments should still be done, just learn where errors in the process come from....

Now you have trusted some shop to keep their equipment accurate....