Old Apr 11, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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WRX cuz Honda won't wagon
 
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Crap. I just got the alignment rechecked and all within spec. According to them (a local WheelWorks location), I now have:

front left
toe 0.08 deg (spec: < 0.12 deg)

front right
toe 0.06 deg (spec: < 0.12 deg)

front total
toe 0.13 deg (spec: < 0.24 deg)

rear left
toe 0.15 deg (spec: < 0.16 deg)

rear right
toe 0.10 deg (spec: < 0.16 deg)

rear total
toe 0.24 deg (spec: < 0.32 deg)

Without asking, they actually INCREASED my toe a bit supposedly to "compensite for the lower geometry" (from what, I have no idea... passenger weight?) under the presumption that it will straighten out as the car "weighs down" (again I assume he means from passenger weight).

Luckily this was still within the "warranty" period of their last alignment so I paid nothing.

But I drive off and I STILL have the braking problems. However, they noted that the right front brake rotor has deep groves in it. (Yeah, because I'm having a fricken braking bias problem...) And he recommends changing it. This sucks, because I specifically bought the Brembo blanks and Axxis pads to help my braking ability, not f^&* it up. I still have 50% on the pads.

Man, I don't know what to do. I want to try Autox for the first time this summer but I gotta get my car in normal working order first.
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