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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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Wheel alignment OFF?!

So I had my swift springs installed and finally got around to getting an alignment on a set of fresh rubber.

These are the specs that MR. douche at Firestone told me the best he could do.

Front Left / camber -1.22 / toe -.05
Front Right / camber -1.5 / toe -.1
Back Left / camber -1.28 / toe .1
Back Right / camber -1.67 / toe -.03

That looks pretty shatty to me. What do you guys think?

What the hell should I do?
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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Find an alignment shop that can do a better job.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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looks like he just got lazy
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Old May 4, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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It really depends on what Firestone you go to. I found the perfect one in Dallas but the ones in Houston are shady and lazy. Did you buy the lifetime package? Then again I doubt they would have offered it since you have aftermarket springs. Firestone isn't a bad place since they upgraded to Hunter systems.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Take it back and tell them you want it right, not just within specs. That crap might be OK on a Taurus, but not on an Evo.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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The front isn't too bad. But there is big improvment to be made in the rear specs. I would try and make the rear camber -1.0 and the rear toe -0.1
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Old May 6, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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he was lazy or incompetant - I try to get mine exactly the same (front and rear seperately) while I sit in the car. I would tolerate upto 0.1 difference from side to side...
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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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I got it done. Not the way I wanted it exactly, but it drives straight.

I was such a phukin hassle that I had a local Just Tires do a -1 camber up front and a -2 camber in the back. Thats pretty close to spec and it drives great. Conserves the tires a little more.

I don't really care all that much because I barely drive my evo in the summer.

I have a CBR600RR. It's faster...


...for now.
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