Camry toe-in misalignment on rear wheel - how critical is it?
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From: Pszemol on 26 Aug 2008 00:04 I went to my local toyota dealership for the wheel alignment today... When I got back home and check the computer printout I've got with the invoice and I've noticed the right rear wheel toe was out of specs. Instead of being close to the middle between min 0.10 degree and max 0.30 degree I got 0.08 Surprisingly, the value for "before" is 0.11, which is in specs - barely, but in specs. Left rear is in spec with 0.22, making total toe-in also in specs, being 0.30 (within allowed 0.40 +/- 0.20 range for total toe-in for rear). Looks like after the alignment, rear wheels got a little bit worse than they were before the alignment... How critical is it? Is is worth coming back to them and discussing this issue? Or this small difference would you considered negligible for the tire wear or the car handling? Thanks, Pszemol.
From: Leftie on 26 Aug 2008 07:14 Pszemol wrote: > I went to my local toyota dealership for the wheel alignment today... > When I got back home and check the computer printout I've got with the > invoice and I've noticed the right rear wheel toe was out of specs. > > Instead of being close to the middle between min 0.10 degree and max > 0.30 degree I got 0.08 > Surprisingly, the value for "before" is 0.11, which is in specs - > barely, but in specs. Left rear is in spec with 0.22, making total > toe-in also in specs, being 0.30 (within allowed 0.40 +/- 0.20 range for > total toe-in for rear). > > Looks like after the alignment, rear wheels got a little bit worse than > they were before the alignment... > > How critical is it? Is is worth coming back to them and discussing this > issue? Or this small difference would you considered negligible for the > tire wear or the car handling? > > Thanks, > Pszemol. If I had paid for a four wheel alignment (I rarely bother with them) I would not have accepted paying to put the rear wheels out of alignment. Your post just reinforces my position on having it done!
From: Pszemol on 26 Aug 2008 16:05 "Leftie" <No(a)Thanks.net> wrote in message news:EJQsk.6390$l43.5743(a)fe089.usenetserver.com... > Pszemol wrote: >> I went to my local toyota dealership for the wheel alignment today... >> When I got back home and check the computer printout I've got with the >> invoice and I've noticed the right rear wheel toe was out of specs. >> >> Instead of being close to the middle between min 0.10 degree and max 0.30 >> degree I got 0.08 >> Surprisingly, the value for "before" is 0.11, which is in specs - barely, >> but in specs. Left rear is in spec with 0.22, making total toe-in also in >> specs, being 0.30 (within allowed 0.40 +/- 0.20 range for total toe-in >> for rear). >> >> Looks like after the alignment, rear wheels got a little bit worse than >> they were before the alignment... >> >> How critical is it? Is is worth coming back to them and discussing this >> issue? Or this small difference would you considered negligible for the >> tire wear or the car handling? >> >> Thanks, >> Pszemol. > > > If I had paid for a four wheel alignment (I rarely bother with them) I > would not have accepted paying to put the rear wheels out of alignment. > Your post just reinforces my position on having it done! I had a specific reason to do rear aligment - I was replacing suspension parts around the rear wheels. Normally I would not bother. And of course you are right: I paid for it, I want it to get it done, but going back there, wait in line and all this hassle might not be worth it if the difference from the ideal value is not serious. So this is my question about...
From: Andy on 26 Aug 2008 17:21 On Aug 25, 9:04 pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...(a)PolBox.com> wrote: > I went to my local toyota dealership for the wheel alignment today... When I > got back home and check the computer printout I've got with the invoice and > I've noticed the right rear wheel toe was out of specs. > > Instead of being close to the middle between min 0.10 degree and max 0.30 > degree I got 0.08 > Surprisingly, the value for "before" is 0.11, which is in specs - barely, > but in specs. Left rear is in spec with 0.22, making total toe-in also in > specs, being 0.30 (within allowed 0.40 +/- 0.20 range for total toe-in for > rear). > > Looks like after the alignment, rear wheels got a little bit worse than they > were before the alignment... > > How critical is it? Is is worth coming back to them and discussing this > issue? Or this small difference would you considered negligible for the tire > wear or the car handling? > > Thanks, > Pszemol. Hey Pszemol, I had a similar concern with my 2006 Toyota Camry and I subscribed to ALLDATAdiy.com and it has been very useful. I am handy and like to do things myself and this subscription gives me diagnosis, repair, TBSs, recalls and labor times. I hope you find it useful - it's pretty cheap considering the information comes directly from the manufacturer. Check it out - I copied the link below for you. http://traffic.alldatadiy.com/cgi-bin/redir?pd_link=i1-a44690-o4010-c66365 Andy Deil
From: Pszemol on 26 Aug 2008 20:38
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