Local Nissan dealer wants $59.99 for a "thrust angle alignment". Will this be a 4 wheel alighment?? Seems like a good price so i wonder if they align everything. Thanks!!

 

"Aligning front toe to the rear thrust angle instead of the vehicle's centerline to compensate for rear axle steer."

I don't think I'd trust a dealership to do this.

 

Ok thanks! So is this a less effective way vice using the centerline?

 

geez, that's a dirty topic name if I ever saw one

 

LMAO, yeah i just realized that.

 

Thrust angle alignment is basically all you can do for a 350Z without adjustable kits. Sounds like he threw a "buzz word" at you and it almost worked

 

Thrust angle alignment is really just a 4 wheel alignment. It's all about setting the rear toe so that the rear of the car tracks perfectly behind the front of the car. Lets say you wanted ZERO toe in the back (as a discussion reference). You could set the rear of the car to zero toe but the left tire could be pointing to the left 1/16th and the right tire could be pointing to the left 1/16th. Sence they are both the same measurement you would still have zero toe in back but the car would go down the road at a slight angle. A thrust alignment uses a reference on the frame (or the lasers on all four wheel sensors) to figure out where the centerline of the car is or it uses the sensors to insure the rear tires are equally pointing at the front. Any dealer can do this easily. I do my own alignments with toe plates and a laser (to determine thrust). It's pretty simple really if you know what you are doing.

 

Great thanks!