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Old May 22, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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I just got my alignment done and I'm pretty happy with the results besides it pulls to the right still...they said it might be my tires being worn. Any ideas?
I'm sitting on stock Track wheels.

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Front : Left
-1.3 Camber / -1.3
.06 Toe / -.06

Front : Right
-1.4 Camber / -1.3
.05 Toe / -.34

Rear : Left
-1.8 Camber / -2.6
.10 Toe / .01

Rear: Right
-1.9 Camber / -2.5
.14 Toe / .06
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Old May 22, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by yella
it pulls to the right still...they said it might be my tires being worn.
Worn tires will not cause your vehicle to pull in one particular direction.

I could be wrong though, I'm not an expert...
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Old May 22, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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can someone confirm this?
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Old May 22, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Worn tires has caused my vehicle to pull in one direction before. It wasn't in my Z but it was in another vehicle.
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Old May 22, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Your alignment is very good. I'm guessing tires.
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Old May 22, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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o good to hear ill guess i just wait and get some new tires and ssee
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Old May 23, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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There is a issue called Radial Pull I've heard about, where the tires will cause a pull to one direction. Don't remember why.
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Old May 23, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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Won't the alignment change after the springs settle?
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Old May 23, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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yeah it does thats why i waited almost 2 weeks and put like 500 miles on it
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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OK, cool. How do you like the ride so far, and do you have pics of your new stance?
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Did you install a rear camber/toe kit?

Not sure why they would go out of there way to adjust your rear right toe out of spec. It went from .06 to 0.14

I have gf210s with a spc rear camber/toe kit and my shop was able to get my specs exactly in the middle.

Your rear camber is fine. Your rear toe is not.


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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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No camber kit or toe

I was wondering the same, but they told me its ok as long as its in the spec range....im not sure
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Old May 23, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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having bad toes what does that do?
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by yella
having bad toes what does that do?
From what I've been told, having your toe out of spec causes more wear on your tires then having your camber out of spec.

0.14 rear toe is definitely out of spec.
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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check your tire pressure most common reason why cars pull. people will to an alignment wonder why it pulls after all the specs are good and all it was was tire pressure!
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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what year of z? they had a tension rod tsb for drifting to the right!
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toe creates pull... camber not nearly as much. Get the toe checked out again. When doing an alignment, make sure left / right sides of car have equal amount of toe.. that should reduce pulling... If one side can be pulled closer to OE specs than other, dont do it.. always have same toe left / right. And toe does create a lot of wear.. imagine your tires like this / \ looking from the roof down to the floor.. those tires are going to die really fast. Kind of like dragging them sideways.. negative camber just puts more weight on one side of the tire.

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Originally Posted by itsjiggajames
toe creates pull... camber not nearly as much. Get the toe checked out again. When doing an alignment, make sure left / right sides of car have equal amount of toe.. that should reduce pulling... If one side can be pulled closer to OE specs than other, dont do it.. always have same toe left / right
I guess I should have pointed that out before. Check his final rear toe. 0.14 right and 0.10 left. Both are basically out of spec and obviously both are not the same.
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Old May 23, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dutchboy350Z
I guess I should have pointed that out before. Check his final rear toe. 0.14 right and 0.10 left. Both are basically out of spec and obviously both are not the same.
Ya the toe on the right rear probally causing the problem.
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Originally Posted by dutchboy350Z
Did you install a rear camber/toe kit?

Not sure why they would go out of there way to adjust your rear right toe out of spec. It went from .06 to 0.14

I have gf210s with a spc rear camber/toe kit and my shop was able to get my specs exactly in the middle.

Your rear camber is fine. Your rear toe is not.
The increased rear toe is a direct result of the decrease in negative camber. This is why toe bolts are necessary in addition to camber arms when adjusting the rear alignment
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