Re: alignment

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

There is a reason the toe is 1/2 and not 0. The factory chose that 
value for many reasons. The mechanic who chose to change it is not a 
suspension engineer and I am sure he really doesn't know what he is 
doing. From now on take the car to another shop and watch the wear on 
the tires. You will also notice a slight "hunting" as when the toe is 
correct the car will go straight without any tendency to favor either 
side. The major reason for the 1/2 degree of toe in is that when you 
point the wheels inward slightly as you drive down the road they tend 
to spread so now they end up pointing straight ahead. Toe also affects 
the position of the steering wheel, ie, when you go straight the wheel 
should also be in the straight ahead position. If you have a lowered 
car that also affects toe besides reducing suspension travel.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote:
> Hi List,
> I took my car back to have the front wheels realigned again. 
This time 
> with the correct specs. They set the toe setting to "0" the first 
time and 
> the manual states that it should be 1/2 degree. They said that 1/2 
degree 
> isn't enough to make any difference and would not realign it for me. 
The guy 
> was pretty snotty about it and it ticked me off. I sent them a 
letter asking 
> for a refund as they were unable to properly align the car. Should 
I worry 
> about the toe being at "0" degrees? I will call around and try to 
find a 
> shop that works on sports cars. let me know
> 
> Thanks
> David