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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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Need help with what I think is a toe problem...

To start things off, I installed a set of intrax lowering springs about a week or so ago. It pulled to the right and my steering wheel was off, but other than that the car drove fine. So the next morning I took the car to get an alignment done. They did an great job, the steering wheel was straight and this thing went as straight as an arrow.

Now after getting home and giving the car a much needed detail and deep clean I find a nice surprise. My passenger side front is sitting almost an inch higher then the driver side, needless to say im pissed at myself for not noticing such a big gap. So I spend my next day off checking everything over, and find that my passenger side spring is not in its upper perch correctly.

So now in this order I undo the passenger side spring:

1. undo the sway-bar bolt
2. undo the caliper and brake line from strut
3. tie off the spring
4. undo top bolt on strut and lower down.
5. Fix spring and put everything back together

Now Im done and car is sitting perfect! So I take a test drive down the road, and find that the car is pulling to the right again. Now what I don't understand is that with the steering wheel pointed dead straight, and the car on level ground the driver side wheel is straight like before but the passenger side wheel is now pointed outward some(making a right turn).

Is that a tie rod problem, or a camber problem?
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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Re: Need help with what I think is a toe problem...

if the one side was higher, and you then lowered it, the toe is going to change.

was the side higher before the alignment or after?
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Re: Need help with what I think is a toe problem...

Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
if the one side was higher, and you then lowered it, the toe is going to change.

was the side higher before the alignment or after?

Before, so hopefully I take it back and they just readjust the tie rod on that side?
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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Re: Need help with what I think is a toe problem...

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Before, so hopefully I take it back and they just readjust the tie rod on that side?
since the height changed, they may have to completely re-do the alignment, probably affected the other side too
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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Re: Need help with what I think is a toe problem...

Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
since the height changed, they may have to completely re-do the alignment, probably affected the other side too
thx for the help, i'll have the whole thing checked out.
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