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I havent checked the bushings yet. The car just doesnt feel very aligned. Like driving straight it feels like the front tries to pull one way and the rear gpes the other. And when i swerve back and forth it feels likeim in a boat or a big cadillac that kind of sways back and forth instead of just going in the direction i want. Heres the alignment sheet, i just noticed it says my car has 18in wheels but theyre really 19in. Doubt that makes a difference.
I hope its readable. If not i can take more pics closer up
That front camber is a bit much. Definitely check the control arms. They should be centered in the crossmember. Pay special attention to the right one.
That front camber is a bit much. Definitely check the control arms. They should be centered in the crossmember. Pay special attention to the right one.
They're stock control arms so the camber isn't adjustable. The guy said it was within range though? And it handled fine before these tires with the same camber.
They're stock control arms so the camber isn't adjustable. The guy said it was within range though? And it handled fine before these tires with the same camber.
The uppers would adjust the camber, if you had them. You need to check your lowers. The inboard side, where it attaches to the crossmember. I'm looking at your right side caster.
The uppers would adjust the camber, if you had them. You need to check your lowers. The inboard side, where it attaches to the crossmember. I'm looking at your right side caster.
Oh ok. But then my other tires would have handled bad too wouldnt they have?
No. What happens, is you get the car aligned and everything is good when it comes off the rack. Then, the control arm shifts because the bushing is blown and the alignment goes out.
No. What happens, is you get the car aligned and everything is good when it comes off the rack. Then, the control arm shifts because the bushing is blown and the alignment goes out.
Ooooh ok so since the alignent came with a 6 month warranty, i can go back and they can check if the alignment is out. And if its not aligned then i know the bushings went out right?
So in 2016 somehow the alignment shop and I resolved this issue. Turns out the tire store didnt didn how to tighten the rear camber bolts and left them loose. Took the care to a race shop and they fixed it right up. Then i had a new issue, the car handled like it steered from the back. When I would steer side to side real quick it felt delayed, like the front would turn left then start turning right and thats when the back would react to my first left turn. I dont dont how to describe it. Like imagine steering a speed boat side to side real fast. It just sways and doesnt does very planted and makes me not very confident driving it.
4 years later, I bought new tires again and had an alignment and low and behold I am getting the same feeling again. The alignment shop is not as much help this time around, I lost my alignment sheet (just finished a 3 year TT build and the cars been to so many shops the last few weeks just getting small things here and there), and I am all out of ideas on what to do. All that I know is there are no hardware issues as everything has been looked at. I am
running oem shocks, eibach pro springs, and spc (i think) rear camber arms. The shop said I have 1 degree of camber (maybe) to play with but its been a few weeks and i dont remember exactly. So..... Any suggestions?
Last edited by louisville13; 06-16-2020 at 06:10 PM.
Reason: Forgot to include the symptoms
The alignment shop said my rear shocks are a little soft but theyre fine. The springs were put on around the time i started this thread in the end of 2016. The car then sat on jack stands from mid to late 2017 until a couple months ago.
06-25-2016, 10:14 AM
