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pics of REALLY bad alignment

Old Jul 5, 2001 | 08:11 PM
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Is this the correct camber adjustment for the rear?:



Some of you may remember when I spun out my brand new S2 (my second one) a few days ago (http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=19728). This was the result.

The dealer says it should be fixed by tomorrow

more pics: http://www.netsnapshot.com/pcw/b?KEY=19&ACCOUNT=571
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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 08:16 PM
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uhh uhhh, I really lost my breath on that one. =/
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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 08:35 PM
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I think with a rear alignment of this nature, you are going to experience severe tire wear on the outside edge of the passenger side rear tire...

This, of course, is just a guess...I'm just thinking that perhaps you should either talk to your alignment technician or consider a tire that is cheaper to replace, since I imagine you will be burning through passenger side rear tires in a few hundread miles...

Your call...






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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 08:38 PM
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what tires are those? They sorta look like toyo ra-1's
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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 08:45 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by krazik
[B]what tires are those?
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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 12:13 AM
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Someone steal your Honda badge off the trunk?
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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 04:51 AM
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Someone steal your Honda badge off the trunk?
He stole it himself and put some body colored plugs in the 2 holes. It's a nice clean shaved look.
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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 05:56 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by joe_s2k
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He stole it himself and put some body colored plugs in the 2 holes.
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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 07:19 AM
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Originally posted by gregstevens
I think with a rear alignment of this nature, you are going to experience severe tire wear on the outside edge of the passenger side rear tire...

This, of course, is just a guess...I'm just thinking that perhaps you should either talk to your alignment technician or consider a tire that is cheaper to replace, since I imagine you will be burning through passenger side rear tires in a few hundread miles...

Your call...
I concur. lol


Dave which dealership is doing the work?

Keep us posted on when you get her fixed, how much it cost, and what exactly broke?
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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 08:21 AM
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Originally posted by John David

I concur. lol


Dave which dealership is doing the work?

Keep us posted on when you get her fixed, how much it cost, and what exactly broke?
Work was done at Russell & Smith and cost $2K. They had to replace the wheel, rotor, ABS sensor, bearing, knuckle, and lower control arm. You can see in the pics where the upper and lower portion of the knuckle fractured. The tire actually survived. I'm going to pick it up right now. Boy I'm going to miss the hot Pontiac Sunfire I've been driving!
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