George Macdonald wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:02:27 -0700, alan <no-longer-valid@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>George Macdonald wrote:

>>>I'd say it's unlikely you have a major alignment problem and there's no
>>>alignment corrections which are possible with your car which would correct
>>>the wear pattern you have, apart from toe-in. As the Honda double wishbone
>>>suspension ages, it *does* tend to settle a bit and get some change towards
>>>toe-out in the front wheels. When I see increased wear on the front
>>>inners, I* just crank 1/4 turn on each tie-rod to reduce toe-out.

> The Honda spec, for most of their cars, for front toe is 0 +/-2mm. If you
> have a minor wear anomaly -- and slight uneveness at 41K miles *is* minor
> -- you can correct it as I suggested. It's easy enough to do yourself but
> if you take it to someone, tell them you want slightly more toe-in that it
> currently has. Experience has shown that the cars do not always come from
> the factory with the alignment calibrated to the middle of the spec range.
>
> Rgds, George Macdonald
>
> "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

So I measured the toe today with a tape measure (accuracy ~1/16"), and
there might be 1/8-3/16 of toe out, as measured between the lower front
and read edges of the tires (i.e. measured the tires at 4.5 o'clock and
7.5 o'clock coz otherwise bits of the underbody get in the way. I
cranked the tie rods a bit, and it is better now. In your experience,
how much did the suspersion on your Integra toe out with time? Also,
does it continue to toe out over the life of the car?