silent1999
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I just purchased new tires from discount tire because my old Michelin harmony's were worn on the inside edges. They still had a fair amount of thread considering they were 5yrs old but the inside wear prompted me to purchase a new set. I was doing research and had my eyes on a set of budget friendly generals altimax hp's. Bad move. They installed them and I returned them back in an hr because of severe body roll when swerving . I had my alignment corrected about 3 weeks before the purchase. I ended up with the similar Michelin Destiny's. I was pleased that they were so responsive, but it felt too sensitive at high speeds. I went complaining back to the alignment shop of the car pulling to the right and b/c of the warranty and I stayed and helped the tech check the car out. I was unable to get a print out but the numbers that I wrote down were:
Before:
LF
Caster +3.5
RF
Caster +2.8
LR
Camber -1.4 (Out of spec)
LR
Camber +0.6
AFTER:
Caster
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Thrust angle (after) @ 0.7
The toe was a little out of spec, but I don't remember how much. Toe was corrected all around to 0.0 - 0.1 degrees. We also adjusted the front caster to be more positive on the right so that the car would track strait on crowned roads. The rear camber was too neg on the left side but we couldn't address that problem without an aftermarket camber kit. Well I'm not pleased at all at this point. The steering wheel is cocked left and the car is unstable at high speeds.
Another issue is that the car has noticeable torque steer now. I have never had this problem before. The car will pull right under acceleration and veer left when between gear changes (MTX). I checked the front and side motor mounts and they seem solid.
I recently had the clutch replaced and noticed a little grease around the driver's side outer tie rod, probably indicating a broken boot, but the wheel had no play at that time, which was about 2 months ago.
I checked the air pressure and they were at about 33-34 psi. I lowered them all to specs at 29 psi. I have since removed my subs and amps trying to relieve some load on the rear of the car. These things I have done to try to narrow the problem down. The only thing that has changed since this problem occurred was the purchase of new tires. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
Before:
LF
Caster +3.5
RF
Caster +2.8
LR
Camber -1.4 (Out of spec)
LR
Camber +0.6
AFTER:
Caster
[email protected]+
[email protected]+
Thrust angle (after) @ 0.7
The toe was a little out of spec, but I don't remember how much. Toe was corrected all around to 0.0 - 0.1 degrees. We also adjusted the front caster to be more positive on the right so that the car would track strait on crowned roads. The rear camber was too neg on the left side but we couldn't address that problem without an aftermarket camber kit. Well I'm not pleased at all at this point. The steering wheel is cocked left and the car is unstable at high speeds.
Another issue is that the car has noticeable torque steer now. I have never had this problem before. The car will pull right under acceleration and veer left when between gear changes (MTX). I checked the front and side motor mounts and they seem solid.
I recently had the clutch replaced and noticed a little grease around the driver's side outer tie rod, probably indicating a broken boot, but the wheel had no play at that time, which was about 2 months ago.
I checked the air pressure and they were at about 33-34 psi. I lowered them all to specs at 29 psi. I have since removed my subs and amps trying to relieve some load on the rear of the car. These things I have done to try to narrow the problem down. The only thing that has changed since this problem occurred was the purchase of new tires. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
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and yeah, why have two amp if one is 6 ch? b/c its just a sub amp. The rca jacks are messed up on one side and I'm too lazy to solder new ones on.
