Went for drive, made it up to 80.... no vibrations
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Is this lightness in the rear the spacers, or the wheel alignment?
If your not sure, you can always remove the spacers... does the handling improve?
We've seen spacers cause lateral runout.. not perceptible as a "vibration", but enough to cause the loss of a cars steering precision...
"it just doesn't turn in as crisply" "I'm never sure where the car is going" "constant correction is required" etc...
We've seen spacers cause lateral runout.. not perceptible as a "vibration", but enough to cause the loss of a cars steering precision...
"it just doesn't turn in as crisply" "I'm never sure where the car is going" "constant correction is required" etc...
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I think it's time for you to start experimenting...>>
Now that you have a straight car you can start playing with front toe that may prove more acceptable. The fact that you have soft OEM bushings and no big sways is having an impact on what others have found to be great settings.
By rotating the tie rods an equal amount side to side you can move to toe in or toe out. Start by rotating each side 1/2 turn IN and see how it feels. This will be about 1/16th total both sides. Just loosen the locknut, adjust and re-tighten. Takes but a minute. Take notes, don't confuse rotations. YOu're pushing the back of the wheel OUT to toe in, IN to toe out.
Toe plates make it easy, but not necessary if you keep track of where you are at the start and adjust each side the same.
Read the link for a better idea of what to expect...<ul><li><a href="http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html">http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html</a</li></ul>
By rotating the tie rods an equal amount side to side you can move to toe in or toe out. Start by rotating each side 1/2 turn IN and see how it feels. This will be about 1/16th total both sides. Just loosen the locknut, adjust and re-tighten. Takes but a minute. Take notes, don't confuse rotations. YOu're pushing the back of the wheel OUT to toe in, IN to toe out.
Toe plates make it easy, but not necessary if you keep track of where you are at the start and adjust each side the same.
Read the link for a better idea of what to expect...<ul><li><a href="http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html">http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html</a</li></ul>
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