Eibach Prokit 1.2" Without an alignment?
#1
Eibach Prokit 1.2" Without an alignment?
So most just take it in for an aligment because money grows on trees. I'm cheap.
How far out of spec will my toe be with this drop, or will it still be in spec, or should pay some guy to scratch my wheels with the alignment things just for grins?
How far out of spec will my toe be with this drop, or will it still be in spec, or should pay some guy to scratch my wheels with the alignment things just for grins?
#4
Thanks. I guess my exact question is how far out of spec your toe was after installing springs? Anybody get a before/after sheet from the person doing your alignment, or did you just let them charge you for potentially doing nothing?
#7
Any drop, no matter how minor will screw with your factory toe settings. Depending on the drop, you'll wear our your tires faster or slower. *shrug* Like everyone else said...definitely spring for the alignment.
#11
your rears got out of spec? weird, mine was fine, it was just the fronts, i didn't think the rear's can get messed up, cause its just a beam and never really gets removed
#12
Yup, any time ride height changes, toe will be affected. Mine was measured at .16 & .17 degrees of rear toe before it got lowered. If I recall correctly, factory spec is +/- .20 degrees.
Some alignment places won't even check the rear on our cars, since it's non-adjustable from the factory. A shady place will do this even if you purchase a 4-wheel alignment. Requesting a print-out is a decent way of keeping them honest.
Oh, and for what it's worth, I did get my alignment readings done with me in the car (something they tried to talk me out of - since according to them "only BMW's need the driver's weight in the car to get a good alignment". ).
Some alignment places won't even check the rear on our cars, since it's non-adjustable from the factory. A shady place will do this even if you purchase a 4-wheel alignment. Requesting a print-out is a decent way of keeping them honest.
Oh, and for what it's worth, I did get my alignment readings done with me in the car (something they tried to talk me out of - since according to them "only BMW's need the driver's weight in the car to get a good alignment". ).
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