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Old 06-03-2009, 08:03 AM   #7
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Unless there are some type-o's, those are some wacky settings.

Of most concern is the rear toe. Since the spec on front and rear toe is listed as positive numbers, I have to assume that a positive number refers to toe-in on this sheet. The front is fine, but the rear is not in spec, and appears that they have given you toe-out on the rear. While toe-out might be desirable to some autocrossers, this can make the car unstable at speed. I would demand that they fix this as there is no reason they cannot bring this to within spec.

Everything else is OK, but not ideal. As Mike pointed out, the tech in this case was only trying to get a number that was within 'spec' (and he failed to even do that in some cases). A good alignment will target a certain number for each setting rather than anywhere in the spec range. A good alignment won't have positive camber on the left front and negative camber on the right front - despite both being within 'spec'. This kind of alignment is fine for your minivan, but not appropriate for a performance car.
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