Don wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:59:48 +0000 (UTC), "TeGGeR®"
> <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
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>> "Shep" <djsljsrn@capital.net> wrote in
>> news:1159144961_23007@sp6iad.superfeed.net:
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>>> Where are you going with these questions, they got it almost perfect,
>>> some specs are not adjustable.
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>> The only adjustment on the '99 Accord is toe. If you want to adjust
>> anything else, you need to install aftermarket suspension parts.
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> Or replace bent parts or bend something.
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> 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.
it's true about tires affecting pull - i've had that experience
recently. bought a cheap set of tires a while back and am now
regretting it for exactly those reasons.
otoh, it's also [unfortunately] true that many alignment shops are not
very good at their job. one place i used to live near, i'd routinely
have to go back 2 or 3 times to make sure rear alignment on a civic was
done right. "it's because you've got a bent wheel" doesn't cut it on a
rim that's straight to within 0.2mm. finally, when it becomes clear
that the customer won't accept b.s., they'll have the old dog do the job
and magically, it gets done right...
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> Don
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>> Also, as the bushings begin to sag from age, camber tends to increase.
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