I had an alignment done today. I got a printout of it and later noticed the tech used specs for a 97-99 CL. Are they much different than those for my 99 TL? The car feels fine, I doubt it's a problem.

 

the same specs apply to several models-- my 01 type P printout says type S which they didnt even make then

toe should be a little out and camber should be zero- thats all you care

 

other way around. toe should be in spec and camber should be a bit out because our cars have a very limited camber adjustment.

 

I do alignments all day everyday. Take it back, the specs are different on TL's from CL's due to wheelbase.

 

toe should be a little in not out. As the car rolls down the road the toe goes out, so be having it out all ready you are just wearing your tires faster. With toe slightly in as you go down the road it goes to zero and vertually no tire wear from scuffing the road surface.


BTW the spec should be the same on the front for all cars regardless of the make or model, camber should be at zero, toe should be zero to 1/16 in, caster should have a 3/4 degree more on the left side to compensate for road crown.

Now the issue is not all cars are adjustable from the factory, offset ball joints, cam kits and several other variations make it possible to align these cars.

 

you must work at a tire store based on this reply, wheel base has nothing to do with alignment of the wheels. Does not matter if it's a pick-up truck or compact car, the specs are basicly the same zero camber, more the caster the marrier to a point, over 5 degrees is getting a little too much unless your drag racing then it's a shafty issue.

 

I went back and he showed me a printout for a '99 TL. The specified ranges are pretty similar between the CL/TL, so my car was still within specs.

 

I'm not sure about your comment regarding camber. Seeing as how many cars specify for a negative camber for better handling. Why in fact my third generation TL requires not less than -.5° camber in the rear.....with a maximum of -1.5°.

 

dont worry about what that guy said,,he had a lot of ~opinions~
that were not specific to the gen2 TL