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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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A-spec Alignment

I have an 07 TL-S with the a-spec suspension and had an alignment done today. The car feels like it pulls a little to the right when the steering wheel is straight but I am not sure if it could be uneven road. Anyways the place did not have the measurments for the a-spec setup and aligned it to the base tl setup if it is different or not I am not sure. Below are the current measurements and want to know if it looks ok so if I take it back to have it realigned I can give them the a-spec mesurements if it is different from the 07base tl measurments.

LF
CAMBER -0.06
CASTER 2.7
TOE 0.00

RF
CAMBER -0.07
CASTER 2.6
TOE 0.01

LR
CAMBER -1.6
TOE 0.01

RR
CAMBER -1.8
TOE 0.03
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by xmrgoodcatx
I have an 07 TL-S with the a-spec suspension and had an alignment done today. The car feels like it pulls a little to the right when the steering wheel is straight but I am not sure if it could be uneven road. Anyways the place did not have the measurments for the a-spec setup and aligned it to the base tl setup if it is different or not I am not sure. Below are the current measurements and want to know if it looks ok so if I take it back to have it realigned I can give them the a-spec mesurements if it is different from the 07base tl measurments.

LF
CAMBER -0.06
CASTER 2.7
TOE 0.00

RF
CAMBER -0.07
CASTER 2.6
TOE 0.01

LR
CAMBER -1.6
TOE 0.01

RR
CAMBER -1.8
TOE 0.03
um wow, that rear camber is too far out. Should be more like -1 degree. Fronts are fine. You'll definitely get SOME uneven tire wear. Too bad camber isn't adjustable on our cars without a kit....

I'd take it to the dealer and say whats up with this
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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The camber is exactly what mine was after installing a-spec.

My toe is 0 for all 4 tires. That is probably laziness on the tech, no reason it can't be adjusted to 0 but it was probably close enough as is so he didn't bother going for perfect.

As I recently learned, in stock form, camber is not adjustable.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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When my car was dropped 1'' in the front and and 1.2'' in the rear on eibach's i was at -1.05 and -1.1 on both rears. I guess the geometry of ours cars are all unique... although I didn't think by that much.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by I hate cars
The camber is exactly what mine was after installing a-spec.

My toe is 0 for all 4 tires. That is probably laziness on the tech, no reason it can't be adjusted to 0 but it was probably close enough as is so he didn't bother going for perfect.

As I recently learned, in stock form, camber is not adjustable.
Was there significant tire wear on the rear?

I installed the aspec myself last year and not through the dealer as the dealer cost is way to expensive and plus it pretty easy.

I guess maybe the road I drive to work is somewhat uneven making me think the car is pulling to the right since the toe is within range.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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I can't say yet, it's only been a month. So far so good. In fact, the toe was way off before and the rear tires were cupping. Now, they're actually getting better.
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by xmrgoodcatx
I have an 07 TL-S with the a-spec suspension and had an alignment done today. The car feels like it pulls a little to the right when the steering wheel is straight but I am not sure if it could be uneven road. Anyways the place did not have the measurments for the a-spec setup and aligned it to the base tl setup if it is different or not I am not sure. Below are the current measurements and want to know if it looks ok so if I take it back to have it realigned I can give them the a-spec mesurements if it is different from the 07base tl measurments.

LF
CAMBER -0.06
CASTER 2.7
TOE 0.00

RF
CAMBER -0.07
CASTER 2.6
TOE 0.01

LR
CAMBER -1.6
TOE 0.01

RR
CAMBER -1.8
TOE 0.03
Im dropped almost 2 inches rear (way lower than a-spec suspension) and my camber is 1.9-1.8 rr/rl.
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by xmrgoodcatx
I have an 07 TL-S with the a-spec suspension and had an alignment done today. The car feels like it pulls a little to the right when the steering wheel is straight but I am not sure if it could be uneven road. Anyways the place did not have the measurments for the a-spec setup and aligned it to the base tl setup if it is different or not I am not sure. Below are the current measurements and want to know if it looks ok so if I take it back to have it realigned I can give them the a-spec mesurements if it is different from the 07base tl measurments.

LF
CAMBER -0.06
CASTER 2.7
TOE 0.00

RF
CAMBER -0.07
CASTER 2.6
TOE 0.01

LR
CAMBER -1.6
TOE 0.01

RR
CAMBER -1.8
TOE 0.03
Specs look okay. It might be that they didn't center your steering wheel before adjusting your toe; as a result, your steering wheel will be a couple degrees to one side when driving straight. This is what happened to me. I took it back and they fixed the off center issue. Basically, the techs are lazy and do not go back into the car when its up on the lift to center the steering to adjust the toe angles. After 2 consecutive alignments, my steering wheel was off ~4 degrees.
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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Anybody know where you can find what the orginal specs are suppose to be?
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Fresh23
Anybody know where you can find what the orginal specs are suppose to be?
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...71&postcount=2
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by binhsterbinh
Specs look okay. It might be that they didn't center your steering wheel before adjusting your toe; as a result, your steering wheel will be a couple degrees to one side when driving straight. This is what happened to me. I took it back and they fixed the off center issue. Basically, the techs are lazy and do not go back into the car when its up on the lift to center the steering to adjust the toe angles. After 2 consecutive alignments, my steering wheel was off ~4 degrees.
Yeah the steering is off center. I drove it around for a few days and I am taking it back tomorrow to have it fixed.
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