Toe does cause excessive wear, and is usually accompanied by feathering of
the tread in the affected area. But don't discount the effect of negative
camber, especially on a strut/lower-BJ system. I've seen plenty of non-
lowered Hondas only 0.5 degrees out of spec with bald inner tread and 6/32's
of outer tread.
J
Don wrote:
>>> Where are you going with these questions, they got it almost perfect,
>>> some specs are not adjustable.
>>
>>The only adjustment on the '99 Accord is toe. If you want to adjust
>>anything else, you need to install aftermarket suspension parts.
>
>Or replace bent parts or bend something.
>
>In terms of tire wear toe is everything. Caster and camber will not
>do much to tire wear at all unless wildly off. Caster balance will
>have an effect on pull. If wildly wrong on both sides caster will
>change handling characteristics. Camber hardly makes a rat's ass with
>radial tires even if wildly wrong -- although this varies with tire
>profile etc. Wear on one side of the tire only that is blamed on
>camber usually proves to be toe wear. Most cases of pull blamed on
>alignment prove to be tire issues. The alignment shop I sublet to
>routinely reports that the car pulled when they finished their
>alignment and road-tested it. They then move the tires around to
>prove that the pull moves with the tires and is not alignment-induced.
>
>Don
>www.donsautomotive.com
>
>Don
>www.donsautomotive.com
>
>>Also, as the bushings begin to sag from age, camber tends to increase.