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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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your alignment guy like i said before probably just didnt tighten the lock nut enough and it just wiggled loose and it can simply turn and throw your toe off....
 
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Does it take just one above average bump on the road to cause the alignment to be out?

I have not rotated my tires yet (10,000) should I do it now, even though my rear tire camber was set at -1.5?

And my steering wheel stiffed up a little bit more on the way home today- why is that? I know I'm not imaging it! All the mechanic did was raise the car up and then wiggled the wheel around.
 
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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So I went back and it was okay for a week or two, but now it seems like the car isnt pulling as much, but still pulls to the left slightly, it also feels very unstable on the freeway and my steering still feels loose. The car's steering is just not very responsive at higher speeds. I have to turn my steering wheel a lot before i can turn right or left. My tie rods are supposedly all in place and nothing is loose.
Here are the alignment specs

front left camber
-1.1
front right camber
-0.5
front left caster
2.3
front right caster
1.7
front left toe
-0.01
front right toe
-0.01


rear left camber
-1.5
rear right camber
-1.8
rear left toe
0.14
rear right toe
0.15
 

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