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Did my own alignment last weekend...

Old Feb 22, 2005
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Did my own alignment last weekend...

just toe settings... Did the string alignment and Zeroed out my toe settings. Steering wheel is less then a Deg off center too. (not bad for my 1st time if I do say so my self) not nearly as Hard as I thought it would be... but it did make me realize I need a better jack then my $20 Walmart special....

I was supprised how toed in the car was after adding in the second set of Camber bolts...


any way, if you have an hour or so its not a hard project to do.
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Old Feb 22, 2005
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hey if you have time do you think you could write up a diy? Id like to try.
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Old Feb 23, 2005
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eventually... its quite simple.
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Old Feb 23, 2005
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is it accurate to do the toe without the cars weight on the wheels? I think my main alignment problem has been my toe.
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Old Feb 23, 2005
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The car has to be on the ground (Suspension Loaded) in order for any alignment to be accurate....
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Old Feb 24, 2005
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so how did you do yours? DId you do one side and a time and jack it up and down to check each time your adjusted the tierod?
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DIY DIY DIY.. i need an alignment too.. i just lowered the vic two days ago
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Here ya go... http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=267237

not exactly what I did, but this one will allow you to be more accurate.
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^^^ just the info I needed... i will do this on my GF's POS car... she hit the curb the 2nd time... and still bitchin about me, not teaching her how to drive stick... on my car???

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what size are the nuts/adjusters on the rods for the tie rods???
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19mm holds the tie rod end, I used an adjustable wrench for the nut. I'd guess something about 22-23mm for the nut
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