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2011-2014 Mustangs
Driveline/Suspension
DIY toe alignment?
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<blockquote data-quote="lsxjunkie" data-source="post: 14482978" data-attributes="member: 82556"><p>I hit a series of nasty potholes that threw my toe way out. I put it on the Hunter rack at my local tire shop and showed Camber 1.3* L and 1.4* R. The Caster was like 6.9* R and 7.4* L. I set the toe to +1/32 on each side. After the alignment, the car tracked straight but the steering was heavier to the left. I decided to take it to a shop that considers alignments their bread and butter with another Hunter HawkEye machine. When I put it on the second rack, It showed the toe was -1/32 on the LF, 1/32 on the RF. I figured that was the issue and told them to set it to +1/32 on the driver's side again. Bad move.</p><p></p><p>The wheel self centers 5* to the left and pulls slightly left. This is obviously exacerbated by road crown, but I've checked it on a number of different road surfaces on highways that crown in both directions. I am sick of having to burn hours and money on getting my car to track straight and neutral. </p><p></p><p>I have Boss 302 takeoffs on my car. I can swap tires side to side, but not front to back. I have square snow tires that'll be going on next month that I might toss on the car this weekend just to see if it's the tires. But either way, I'd like to be able to physically measure the toe myself. </p><p></p><p>Thrust angle hovers between .001 and .004* out, depending on which rack I'm on. However, it looks to be 1/4" off when measured against the quarter panels. It's off enough that I don't want to use the rear hubs to try to square the suspension up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lsxjunkie, post: 14482978, member: 82556"] I hit a series of nasty potholes that threw my toe way out. I put it on the Hunter rack at my local tire shop and showed Camber 1.3* L and 1.4* R. The Caster was like 6.9* R and 7.4* L. I set the toe to +1/32 on each side. After the alignment, the car tracked straight but the steering was heavier to the left. I decided to take it to a shop that considers alignments their bread and butter with another Hunter HawkEye machine. When I put it on the second rack, It showed the toe was -1/32 on the LF, 1/32 on the RF. I figured that was the issue and told them to set it to +1/32 on the driver's side again. Bad move. The wheel self centers 5* to the left and pulls slightly left. This is obviously exacerbated by road crown, but I've checked it on a number of different road surfaces on highways that crown in both directions. I am sick of having to burn hours and money on getting my car to track straight and neutral. I have Boss 302 takeoffs on my car. I can swap tires side to side, but not front to back. I have square snow tires that'll be going on next month that I might toss on the car this weekend just to see if it's the tires. But either way, I'd like to be able to physically measure the toe myself. Thrust angle hovers between .001 and .004* out, depending on which rack I'm on. However, it looks to be 1/4" off when measured against the quarter panels. It's off enough that I don't want to use the rear hubs to try to square the suspension up. [/QUOTE]
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