Honda Car Forum

Hi all,

'92 Civic. Just had lots of front end work done- new drive axles,
hubs/bearings, springs and shocks and a bunch o control arm bushings.
They changed out the rear pads and rotors while it was up (I know I
know easy job, but the damn things were all rusted on and I gave up
after banging on them on my garage floor which is frozencold now).

I know after all that work, I should get an alignment, but the car
drives so nice and straight now. NTB has free alignment checks, so I'm
off asap. It's a regular 2 wheel alignment, no? I don't want them
trying to sell me these 4 wheel 4 angle thrust alignments or whatever
they have now. I need just a regular front alignment- like 59 bucks,
right?

While you're here, any tricks to plugging up a remote starter? Sam's
Club has them for $37.!!!

Only one thing is readily adjustable--toe-in, at the front. I would
only do that.

Misterbeets wrote:
> Only one thing is readily adjustable--toe-in, at the front. I would
> only do that.
>
eh? dude, the civics, 88 through 2000, are all 4-wheel alignment
vehicles. the rear is adjusted at the compensator arm. it's absolutely
critical to good handling. same for the integras 89 through 2001.

merlotbrougham@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> '92 Civic. Just had lots of front end work done- new drive axles,
> hubs/bearings, springs and shocks and a bunch o control arm bushings.
> They changed out the rear pads and rotors while it was up (I know I
> know easy job, but the damn things were all rusted on and I gave up
> after banging on them on my garage floor which is frozencold now).
>
> I know after all that work, I should get an alignment, but the car
> drives so nice and straight now. NTB has free alignment checks, so I'm
> off asap. It's a regular 2 wheel alignment, no? I don't want them
> trying to sell me these 4 wheel 4 angle thrust alignments or whatever
> they have now. I need just a regular front alignment- like 59 bucks,
> right?
>
> While you're here, any tricks to plugging up a remote starter? Sam's
> Club has them for $37.!!!
>
you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 wheels are
adjustable. reason is, as the bushings wear, the alignment "drifts", so
adjustment keeps it all aligned ok. you need to do it /especially/
after doing any work because it's all "reset". make sure you get the
alignment warranty as a number of places in my experience don't get it
right first time - that way you can keep going back until they get it
right. correct alignment and new bushings make the car corner like it's
on rails. if the rear's just a little off, it'll wash and the tires
will squeal a lot more.

> you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 wheels are
> adjustable. reason is, as the bushings wear, the alignment "drifts", so
> adjustment keeps it all aligned ok. you need to do it /especially/
> after doing any work because it's all "reset". make sure you get the
> alignment warranty as a number of places in my experience don't get it
> right first time - that way you can keep going back until they get it
> right. correct alignment and new bushings make the car corner like it's
> on rails. if the rear's just a little off, it'll wash and the tires
> will squeal a lot more.

Thanks. I went to NTB today for new Kumhos and it seems that they (and
Pepboys) aren't into the whole 2 wheel/4 wheel thrush or whatever. They
just call it a total alignment and pretty much charge according to how
long you want the warranty for.

Hearing only of whole-day-long install stories on the remote starters.

> > you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4
wheels are
> > adjustable.

I don't think so. From past reading, and like the other
poster said, most likely only the front toe is adjustable.

Elle wrote:
>>>you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4
>
> wheels are
>
>>>adjustable.
>
>
> I don't think so. From past reading, and like the other
> poster said, most likely only the front toe is adjustable.
>
>
check your facts elle. 92 civic is a 4 wheel job.