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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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My car has about 86K miles on it, and I'm lowered on Eibach Sportlines. I have Ichiba rear camber arms and toe bolts, and took my car to get aligned for the first time since I've installed them. I also have OEM G35 18's, but I don't think that should make a difference. My car now pulls to the left when I'm driving. I called the shop, and they told me to bring it back in tomorrow morning. What should I be looking for, or what should I tell them?

The tech also said he couldn't adjust the front camber, because our stock upper control arms are nonadjustable. My camber on the front left was actually .1 degree more negative AFTER the alignment

Here is the alignment print out.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 12:44 AM
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Your numbers look fine for a lowered car. If you have crappy tires or unevenly worn tires that can make your car pull.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:19 AM
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Good lord the toe. Are you sure it pulls only left? Depending on the angle of the road, my car will pull one way or the other; it rarely goes straight.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:49 AM
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That sure is alot of toe in the front there.. Also i'd be more concerned about the 2.4 and 2.0 out back.. more than front..
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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yeah front toe is a bit much IMO it should be at .08 total if your not driving hard or anything just normal cruising,the .01 of difference is nothing at all dont worry about that,the alignment seems fine other than that,check lower compression arm bushing?also could be tire pull if you drove it for an extended amount of time with the initial numbers
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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I questioned the tech about the camber in the rear. He said he maxed out my camber arms in the rear, which I somewhat found hard to believe. I also don't know why he couldn't get the toe lower since I have new toe bolts.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Pics of maxed out camber arms and position of toe bolts please.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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well, if he maxed it out at 2.4 and 2.0.... Pull the 2.4 to a 2
My guess is he doesnt know that when you mess with the toe the camber changes.
When i had my toe bolts, i would have have them max it out to proper, and adjust the camber as much as it allowed.
And as for the front not having enough toe adjustment, hes wrong, you can change it all you want.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Pics of maxed out camber arms and position of toe bolts please.
I will take some tomorrow, I just got home from work, and it's too dark for pictures.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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Part of the issue might be caused by the fact that you're used to driving with .07 negative tow, and now you have +.02 toe.

Negative toe helps with stability but reduces oversteer.

Why is your toe adjusted outside of OEM specs, by the way? OEM specs are typically great for the street.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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It definitely only pulls to the left. It's almost like they did the alignment with the steering wheel cocked to the right some. I did take some pictures of the camber arms and toe bolts, but I wasn't too sure what exactly to take pictures of, LOL.


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