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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Default H&R OE Sport Springs Re-visited

Well, I got an alignment done last Friday for a couple of reasons. One was I wanted to make sure that everything was in spec for my piece of mind and two to see if anything had changed.

With the springs, everything in the front end was perfectly normal. If you want the exact specs, let me know and I'll post them for you.

The rear was what I was worried about. My rear tires have shown slight wear on the insides of the tires. The feathering pattern led me to believe that the toe may be out of wack.
Upon taking it to the shop, the guy put it on the hoist and immediatly told me I needed a camber kit in the rear. At first I disagreed with him stating that a .75 inch drop does not require a camber kit. I then humored him and asked how much it would be. He told me they were $85 per side, plus install. At that point I told him my tires were not that much. I then asked him what the limits were for camber on the 96 civic. He looked it up and was surprised to see it was -1 degree plus/minus 1 degree. He then backed off the camber kit suggestion.
Upon getting the "bubbles" on the wheels the rear came out as follows.

Rear

Left

Camber
Actual -1.8 deg
Before -1.8 deg
Specified Range -2.0deg to 0.0deg

Toe
Actual 0.09"
Before 0.07"
Specified Range 0.02" to 0.08"


Right

Camber
Actual -1.7 deg
Before -1.7 deg
Specified Range -2.0deg to 0.0deg

Toe
Actual 0.08"
Before 0.10"
Specified Range 0.02" to 0.08"




Total Toe
Actual 0.17"
Before 0.17"
Specified Range 0.04" to 0.16"


Thrust Angle
Actual 0.01 deg
Before -0.02 deg


They said since the toe was so close to being within spec, they just left it. I was kinda :eh: but it saved me $25 as they just checked the alignment and didn't adjust. Total bill: $26.70

Once again, if you have questions, feel free to ask!
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