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Originally Posted by spacemanspif
Today I went to a used tire place to have my rears rebalanced. When they pulled the rear passenger one off, the inside trad was showing steel sticking out.
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Originally Posted by spacemanspif
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.
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the initial front toe measurement may look like that because the steering wheel was most likely not carefully centered before saving the before measurements, I wouldn't read into it beyond total toe of the before
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Originally Posted by spacemanspif
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.
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If the table at
Alignment & Suspension Specs: Ford Focus is correct, total toe is near perfect, and I wouldn't be worried about the left to right imbalance. I think the effect would be your car dogtracking by .03* which I think would be undetectable by any other means.
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Originally Posted by spacemanspif
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*.
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and this is the problem to me. I don't think it's a coincidence the tire with steel sticking out, was also on the corner with the camber on the edge of tolerances.
Alignment & Suspension Specs: Ford Focus Says the spec for rear camber is -1.00* +/- .75* as this relates to my previous post, I would request rear camber set between -1.00 to -.25* and consider a range of -1.75 to -1.00* typical tire eating focus range. Even if the shop you were at is unwilling, I would find a shop that would be willing to make this happen