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Old 01-24-2010, 08:38 PM
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so i got an alignment after my strano/koni upgrade and now my steering wheel is cocked slightly to the left. i'm not too happy about the alignment specs but i think some of that may be because of the lower ride height. what are your thoughts??

Left
Camber: -0.3
Caster: 5.8
Toe: -0.01

Right
Camber: -0.4
Caster: 5.7
Toe: 0.01

What i'm fine with: cross camber and cross caster are both 0.1 and total toe is 0.01.

In any case, how do i fix the steering wheel thing? should i just take it back and have them do it?
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Before they did the alignment, they should have made sure your steering wheel was straight. how far was it cocked?
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Originally Posted by NVR_SPDS
Before they did the alignment, they should have made sure your steering wheel was straight. how far was it cocked?
they probably didn't lock the wheel straight. teehee
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its only about 3-5 degress...enough to annoy me and take me off the road if i straighten it out. any way to fix this?
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its only about 3-5 degress...enough to annoy me and take me off the road if i straighten it out. any way to fix this?
Take it back and make them fix the steering wheel position. A crooked steering wheel is definitely a sign of a bad alignment and should've been taken care of when they were doing the alignment.
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alright, thanx for the help everyone
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take it back and make them fix it
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do the rest of the specs look okay...my caster is a little nutty, will that be a problem? is that kind of camber going to wear my tires extra fast?



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