Alignment

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

I got an alignment cause my car would slightly turn to the left as the car is running....

but then even after gettin the alignment, the car still turns to the left...could they have done it wrong or is there something else that i might need to fix?

[bcjammerx]

I got an alignment cause my car would slightly turn to the left as the car is running....

but then even after gettin the alignment, the car still turns to the left...could they have done it wrong or is there something else that i might need to fix?

check air pressure...then swap your front tires...if the pull remains, they didn't fix it, if it goes away, replace tires, recheck for pull...if it switches sides...tires only

[N9netwoAccord]

check air pressure...then swap your front tires...if the pull remains, they didn't fix it, if it goes away, replace tires, recheck for pull...if it switches sides...tires only

did you get an alignment print out? if so tell us what the numbers say. i road test every car i align to make sure it doesn't pull.

[deevergote]

Was your car ever in an accident? The frame may be bent.

Tire pressure and condition, as mentioned above, could definitely be a factor. The road itself could be a factor as well. The the road slopes to the side, you might be noting that pull... simply because you're conscious of the alignment right now.


And thank you for spelling alignment correctly. It seems NOBODY on here ever does! You should see the way people mangle that word!!

[bcjammerx]

did you get an alignment print out? if so tell us what the numbers say. i road test every car i align to make sure it doesn't pull.

Well it's not my car Tire swapping is a cheap way to check and see if it is your tires...alignment...or combo

[reaction360]

yeah, like they said above, try cross rotating your front tires,left to right and vise versa. to make sure its not a radial pull. I'd say check air pressure, but they should've done that with your alignment. What were your alignment specs? If its none of the above, I would guess you have low caster readings on the left side causing a slight drift. Which would be odd as honda's usually have a lower reading on the right side.

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

yeah, like they said above, try cross rotating your front tires,left to right and vise versa. to make sure its not a radial pull. I'd say check air pressure, but they should've done that with your alignment. What were your alignment specs? If its none of the above, I would guess you have low caster readings on the left side causing a slight drift. Which would be odd as honda's usually have a lower reading on the right side.

is low caster the control arms...the guy said i needed camber and caster...what are these?

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

did you get an alignment print out? if so tell us what the numbers say. i road test every car i align to make sure it doesn't pull.

he told me the specs were good but i should have gotten a pic of it

[wed3k]

you need the specs...without specs we cant diagnose shit.

[3tcRob]

The problem is how much money you got to spend, Basic job is a front and rear toe set and goes from there. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but depending on your spec Caster pulls Neg Camber pulls Pos or Vice-Versa(cant think of it now). The Strut rod ont the lower control arm is your adjust for Caster depending on where you put the washers add or takes away caster. Camber on the front or rear not adjustable from factory. So if you don have any more money to spend on it right now you cand swap the 2 front tires to see if the pull direction changes and check your air as well. Any ggod Tech would have drove it afterwards and if it still pulled crossed the 2 front tires and go from there. Unless your car has been in a wreck or lowered I havent Really seen the front caster or camber out that bad(depending on the age of the car) If all else fails just put your left tire to 35ish and your right tire to 28ish

[wed3k]

The problem is how much money you got to spend, Basic job is a front and rear toe set and goes from there. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but depending on your spec Caster pulls Neg Camber pulls Pos or Vice-Versa(cant think of it now). The Strut rod ont the lower control arm is your adjust for Caster depending on where you put the washers add or takes away caster. Camber on the front or rear not adjustable from factory. So if you don have any more money to spend on it right now you cand swap the 2 front tires to see if the pull direction changes and check your air as well. Any ggod Tech would have drove it afterwards and if it still pulled crossed the 2 front tires and go from there. Unless your car has been in a wreck or lowered I havent Really seen the front caster or camber out that bad(depending on the age of the car) If all else fails just put your left tire to 35ish and your right tire to 28ish

thats correct however rear camber is adjustable but most people just dont know about it. the washer trick

same concept as the shims on a chevy truck in the front.

i have a pulling problem but the rear is causing it, not my front. so ill need to re-align it and check my thrust and i know for a fact my rear camber is off.

[bcjammerx]

To visualize caster...think about a motorcyle....now picture the extreme long low rider cruisers built by jesse james...that is in example of caster...When looking down at the car...as if you were floating in the air above the car...it is how much forward or backwards the wheel is placed in relation to the top of the tire.

To visualize camber...look at any dropped car...check out customlowz sig, that is negative camber. Camber is how far in or out the TOP wheel is.

To visualize toe..turn your wheel to one side, look at the car from the front. See how one tire is turned in pointing to the middle of the car? (the other is pointing the other way but ignore that) Toe is really a comparison between the distances between the front and rear of the tires (that's a complicated way of explaining it)...sorta of how much they point in or out with the wheel straight ahead...again looking at the car as if you were standing in front of it.

You typically align the caster first, camber, then toe...caster and camber effect each other. Usually to adjust caster and camber you move the lower control arm. However in cars like ours and in mcpherson struts you add spacers or use a thinner bolt and you are able to affect camber. Toe is just adjusting the tie rods.

This type of aligment on a OEM car cost me about $80...make sure they do a "4 wheel" aligment. That is, that they align ALL the tires, some places still do only the front...and that is not good...your steer ahead can be off and in hard braking on slick roads you COULD actually spin very easily.

[reaction360]

is low caster the control arms...the guy said i needed camber and caster...what are these?

Thats wierd that he would say you need a camber caster kit but then say your specs were fine. the car should pull or drift towards the low caster side. but can also go to the side with more positive camber. they should've given you a print out of the specs. We give all of our customers copies with there invoices.

[H22A91CB7]

how do you adjust the toe in the rear on our cars

[TomQuick]

It's also possible that you have a brake hanging up. Check to be sure the brake sliders are free. Compare inboard pad to outboard. If one has worn significantly more than the other, then the caliper isn't moving as it should. Specifically, check the brake on the side that the car is pulling to.