Alignment Issues
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Alignment Issues
Hi s2ki!
Just got a 01 s2k about a month ago and it came lowered on megan springs. In the front it looks like a 1'' drop and in the rear it looks like 2'' (either that or the shocks are blown lol). Here she is!
When I bought the car it had really bad inner tire wear on both rears. Passenger being the worst!
Here's how the passenger rear looked at the shop when we put the fresh bfg sports on!
So after we got the new tires we had it aligned (or they tried too). They got the front perfect but the rear was maxed out on toe and camber adjustments. So basically spent 90 bucks for nothing. So I jumped online and ordered rear lower control arm kit (bump steer kit?) The rear toe really worried me and I made it priority! I installed it and took it back to get it aligned again. So now the rear is pretty good for the most part, still a bit of camber.
Here's the chart post alignment and before.
Front looks okay just a bit of extra caster on the front right, only 0.1 degree.
Rear toe is in spec thanks to Godspeed's Rear Control Arms. It was way off after the install!
Now my issue is today after I left the alignment shop I noticed some rubber on the rear bumper. Looks like black greasy debree on the rear bumper behind the wheel. Im not sure if the camber is causing this or maybe its because the rear tires are brand new? Does anyone have similar alignment specs? Im just worried that im going to have to keep buying new rear tires every thousand miles! Any input on this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Just got a 01 s2k about a month ago and it came lowered on megan springs. In the front it looks like a 1'' drop and in the rear it looks like 2'' (either that or the shocks are blown lol). Here she is!
When I bought the car it had really bad inner tire wear on both rears. Passenger being the worst!
Here's how the passenger rear looked at the shop when we put the fresh bfg sports on!
So after we got the new tires we had it aligned (or they tried too). They got the front perfect but the rear was maxed out on toe and camber adjustments. So basically spent 90 bucks for nothing. So I jumped online and ordered rear lower control arm kit (bump steer kit?) The rear toe really worried me and I made it priority! I installed it and took it back to get it aligned again. So now the rear is pretty good for the most part, still a bit of camber.
Here's the chart post alignment and before.
Front looks okay just a bit of extra caster on the front right, only 0.1 degree.
Rear toe is in spec thanks to Godspeed's Rear Control Arms. It was way off after the install!
Now my issue is today after I left the alignment shop I noticed some rubber on the rear bumper. Looks like black greasy debree on the rear bumper behind the wheel. Im not sure if the camber is causing this or maybe its because the rear tires are brand new? Does anyone have similar alignment specs? Im just worried that im going to have to keep buying new rear tires every thousand miles! Any input on this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Your new alignement looks pretty good.
The tire wear in the rear mostly came from the excessive rear toe.
The extra camber in the rear shouldn't be a problem.
As long as the car doesn't feel like it's pulling to one side I would worry about the mismatched caster.
The tire wear in the rear mostly came from the excessive rear toe.
The extra camber in the rear shouldn't be a problem.
As long as the car doesn't feel like it's pulling to one side I would worry about the mismatched caster.
clem 
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