About to replace my 30k mile firestone firehawk wideoval 235 50 r17 with another set of the same, but i kinda wanted to get a little more life out of these...
The question I am wondering is, the car is in dire need of an alignment and I was thinking about getting one tomorrow, but I wanted to run these tires for a little bit longer... They have some serious un-even wear (because I haven't gotten an alignment with these coil overs yet), would it be better to just get the new tires mounted first?
I want to see if they'd be willing to do the alignment to the specs I want...
I want caster slightly positive and as close to symmetrical as possible, and I want Toe closer to 0 than stock...
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do you mean camber?
to my knowledge they cant change caster unless you have a kit that allows it.. here is a link explaining caster
http://www.mkiv.com/faq/caster.jpg
caster effects your on/off power steering. more positive caster gives better on power steering and more negative caster gives better off power steering.
and the difference between caster and camber.
http://www.dymacvehiclegroup.com/wp-...05/Caster1.jpg
Thanks, I know what caster is, I meant caster.Originally Posted by chewie
Last edited by r0b0t c0rpse; 05-13-2011 at 03:31 PM.
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sorry.. didnt mean to offend. usually caster cant be adjusted on a a stock car.
You can kinda adjust it by playing with the sub-frame, but yes, I'm basically at the mercy of that because I don't have top plates that have caster adjustment. It was pretty close to even last time.
At any rate, the biggest concern in the front is toe. The last alignment I got I was way lower than I am now, and now I have significant toe out. Likewise in the rear, a long with + camber, which has caused some serious tire wear. I need them to be flexible with me because, I need it slightly different than stock or much tighter tolerances, also... i need my fat ass in the car
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