Thread: Thougths on my alignment

I've had Steve do the rear for me years ago. The rear tires never show abnormal wear. I'm putting new rubber on the front so I'm concerned about it. I'm hoping tomorrow I can fix the camber plate set up to the point that it allows for full adjustability.

Right. I didn't really take the time to look at the numbers before. Negative toe in the rear means it is actually towed out. Does your car pull to the left? Was it ever in a wreck? The extra caster on the left could cause wear if you do a lot of in town driving and make a lot of turns. What does your tire wear look like?

Car has been in a wreck (2 frontal and 1 jump the curb off road fight the tress wrecks :o) ) It does pull to the left how can you tell??!? My tire wear is normally on the left inner treads, I rotate the tires allot so it hasn't been a issue where one tire goes bad before the others. I thought I could fix the caster problem with camber plates what's your thoughts old guy?

More negative camber on the right would push the car to the left. More caster on the left would cause the car to want to turn left. Both factors together lead me to guess that the car pulls to the left. They usually align cars with a little more caster on the left to compensate for the normal crown built into the road. But, I don't know how much is too much. This is what I meant about finding an alignment shop that knows what the numbers mean and not just working the equipment. If you can get the adjustments to where they belong with camber plates, you may be OK. If not, a shop that knows what they are doing can put a hydraulic jack between the lower A-frame and the body and bend the A-frame to correct the caster.

Tire wear on the inside usually means a toe-out condition on that wheel.
More questions: Does the car "dog-track" (rear wheels aren't in line with the front.) I can't tell from the alignment printout. Has anyone ever separated the steering wheel from the rack?