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<blockquote data-quote="FIREBALL" data-source="post: 16181763" data-attributes="member: 178539"><p>The bump steer and alignment should be done at the same time. My car is lowered 1 3/4 inches and my rear outer tie rod ended up with a 1/2" spacer. If your car isnt lowered or lowered 1" or less then you generally dont need the bump steer in the rear. The front is a different story---if the car is lowered 1" or more than bump steer adjustment helps. My spacer in the front ended up at 3/4". If you dont get the bump steer adjusted professionally then a general rule of thumb is when car is sitting on ground the front tie rods need to be horizontal in the same plane as the lower control arm. The rear tie rods horizontal to the ground. These are only ball park adjustments and much better to get it professionally adjusted. </p><p></p><p>When your suspension travels up and down when cornering or going over irregular surface and bumps (hence the name bump steer) your toe will change either in or out, if its bad enough it will cause the car to not handle well and when going over bumps or cornering it will make it feel like the car is trying to steer itself one direction or another (not good) adjusting the bump steer is a compromise to limit the change of toe and keep the car from being unsettled . There are plenty of bump steer articles and explanations, just google.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIREBALL, post: 16181763, member: 178539"] The bump steer and alignment should be done at the same time. My car is lowered 1 3/4 inches and my rear outer tie rod ended up with a 1/2" spacer. If your car isnt lowered or lowered 1" or less then you generally dont need the bump steer in the rear. The front is a different story---if the car is lowered 1" or more than bump steer adjustment helps. My spacer in the front ended up at 3/4". If you dont get the bump steer adjusted professionally then a general rule of thumb is when car is sitting on ground the front tie rods need to be horizontal in the same plane as the lower control arm. The rear tie rods horizontal to the ground. These are only ball park adjustments and much better to get it professionally adjusted. When your suspension travels up and down when cornering or going over irregular surface and bumps (hence the name bump steer) your toe will change either in or out, if its bad enough it will cause the car to not handle well and when going over bumps or cornering it will make it feel like the car is trying to steer itself one direction or another (not good) adjusting the bump steer is a compromise to limit the change of toe and keep the car from being unsettled . There are plenty of bump steer articles and explanations, just google. [/QUOTE]
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