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Old 10-05-2015, 07:34 PM   #16 (permalink)
spacemanspif
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The New Focus - '07 Ford Focus ZX5
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Got my tires and alignment today to the tune of $425.

Final specs on my alignment are kinda crappy but "within spec" so they wouldn't tighten up the adjustments.

Camber: FL: -0.2*, FR: -0.7*, RL: -1.3*, RR: -1.7*
Caster: FL: 2.6*, FR: 2.4*
Toe: FL: 0.02*, FR: 0.04*, RL: 0.21*, RR: 0.14*
Total Toe: Front: 0.06*, Rear: 0.35.

Print out says the FL toe was -0.19* and FR toe was 0.32* can't say the car pulled or anything and until I pump up my tires I can't really compare my usual coasting distances in my commute but that will be handled shortly.

I'm not really sure how total toe applies and works on a car but I'm pretty peeved the rear left being out so close to the 0.36*spec and the right side being closer to the 0.00* spec. I feel like they should have at least dialed the left in closer to the right but no, they are "within spec" and were left alone. I'm also annoyed with the rear camber specs and the fact that both are pretty negative and the right rear is at -1.7* and spec is -1.8*. I feel like if I were an grease monkey and was working on a car that was on the ragged edge of "spec" that I'd bring it back into the middle at the very least. Looks like I'll be playing with alignment tool in the next few weeks at my friends place to reign in the rears. We'll see if there is any MPG gain from this alignment but before I can test any of that I need to pump up the new tires to the max, my current tank is kind of a wash but we'll see how the next one shakes out.
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2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014

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