Need Help... Alignment

ShowTime12 · 06-11-2010, 02:12 AM

So I went to get an alignment this past weekend since my car "floats" all over the highway and is pretty hard to keep in a straight path that I have to drive on the furthest left lane.

So now after the alignment my steering wheel is slightly to the right and the car pulls slightly to the left on the highway and I will be returning to get this fixed this weekend. Also, the car still feels "loose" and not very firm going over about 60mph. Anyways any experts on what alignment values I should tell them to fix while I'm there? Below is the print out of my alignment with before and after values.

I also had the tires rebalanced and bushing/wheels/tires checked when getting the alignment. They also swapped the rears since the left was wearing more than the right. Not sure if this affected handling negatively though.

ShowTime12 · 06-11-2010, 01:15 PM

Can anyone help?

Should the front toes be more even? I'm thinking both fronts should be .12 and that both rear toes should be .15 to be on spec. Also, shouldn't rear thrust angle be 0? I dunno but it all looks off to me except maybe the rear camber.

ShowTime12 · 06-11-2010, 08:38 PM

Anyone? Should left and right values match as close as possible?

ShowTime12 · 06-12-2010, 12:36 AM

Bump.

Going in tomorrow for alignment and any help would be appreciated.

MOTO69JOE · 06-12-2010, 03:17 AM

Did the dealer do this? I had a mom and pop shop do my alignment last week and they royally fucked it up. I had the exact same issues, steering wheel to the right, car pulling left etc.... Took it to dealer explained issues and they re did the alignment and all is well now.

06-11-2010, 02:12 AM	#1
ShowTime12 First Lieutenant 32 Rep 314 Posts Drives: AW M4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Need Help... Alignment So I went to get an alignment this past weekend since my car "floats" all over the highway and is pretty hard to keep in a straight path that I have to drive on the furthest left lane. So now after the alignment my steering wheel is slightly to the right and the car pulls slightly to the left on the highway and I will be returning to get this fixed this weekend. Also, the car still feels "loose" and not very firm going over about 60mph. Anyways any experts on what alignment values I should tell them to fix while I'm there? Below is the print out of my alignment with before and after values. I also had the tires rebalanced and bushing/wheels/tires checked when getting the alignment. They also swapped the rears since the left was wearing more than the right. Not sure if this affected handling negatively though. Attached Images Last edited by ShowTime12; 06-11-2010 at 02:22 AM..
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06-11-2010, 01:15 PM	#2
ShowTime12 First Lieutenant 32 Rep 314 Posts Drives: AW M4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Can anyone help? Should the front toes be more even? I'm thinking both fronts should be .12 and that both rear toes should be .15 to be on spec. Also, shouldn't rear thrust angle be 0? I dunno but it all looks off to me except maybe the rear camber.
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06-11-2010, 08:38 PM	#3
ShowTime12 First Lieutenant 32 Rep 314 Posts Drives: AW M4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Anyone? Should left and right values match as close as possible?
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06-12-2010, 12:36 AM	#4
ShowTime12 First Lieutenant 32 Rep 314 Posts Drives: AW M4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Bump. Going in tomorrow for alignment and any help would be appreciated.
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06-12-2010, 03:17 AM	#5
MOTO69JOE Captain 27 Rep 876 Posts Drives: E46, E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The South iTrader: (3)	Did the dealer do this? I had a mom and pop shop do my alignment last week and they royally fucked it up. I had the exact same issues, steering wheel to the right, car pulling left etc.... Took it to dealer explained issues and they re did the alignment and all is well now.
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