Notices
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen Suspension & Handling Coilovers, Shocks, Airbags, Swaybars...

How many aligned after lowering - What did you find

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-11-2005, 12:30 AM
  #1  
Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Thread Starter
 
HotWheels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Posts: 79
Default How many aligned after lowering - What did you find

I lowered using tein basic coilovers about 1.8 - 2.1 somewhere in there...

My rear wheel's toe, WHAT I WAS TOLD, is now in. too much...

XA owners - did you find the same with your rear wheels if you got an alignment.

Did they do a centerline or thrust alignment?

Did you have the back wheel or wheels corrected.

Mine only effected the drivers side back - weird not both wheels

The fronts were a breeze - camber bolt done it.

CONCLUSION: the shop thinks I have a bad factory defect in the rear.
HotWheels is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 01:16 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Team ScioNRG
 
uber-xA-RS2's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rochester, NH
Posts: 812
Default

Personally I would go for a second opinion if possible. Did they even try to adjust the rear toe?

I'm waiting untill after I put my TRD shocks in to get an alignment. I can already tell the front wheel camber will need to be adjusted.
uber-xA-RS2 is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 01:23 AM
  #3  
Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Thread Starter
 
HotWheels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Posts: 79
Default

going in the morning for a second...
HotWheels is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 02:30 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (7)
 
ack154's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,701
Default

Moved to CC...
ack154 is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 05:48 PM
  #5  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

SL Member
Team N.V.S.
 
hotbox05's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sacramento, CA / Nor*Cal
Posts: 13,706
Default

Originally Posted by über-xA-RS2
Personally I would go for a second opinion if possible. Did they even try to adjust the rear toe?

I'm waiting untill after I put my TRD shocks in to get an alignment. I can already tell the front wheel camber will need to be adjusted.
um thefront wheels shouldnt change unless you break/bend something. the camber will not change. as far as rear toe it is not adjustable only way to change it is by adding shims.
hotbox05 is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 06:59 PM
  #6  
Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Thread Starter
 
HotWheels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Posts: 79
Default

thanks

I went to a shop today to check the alignment and they said they could not use the computer's spec for the xa cause it was lowered.

I do I get the correct specs after I lower the car for a proper alignment?
HotWheels is offline  
Old 09-12-2005, 09:20 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

Scikotics
SL Member
Scinergy
 
grizzly_choppers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wilson Scion (IA)
Posts: 2,235
Default

Originally Posted by hotbox05
as far as rear toe it is not adjustable only way to change it is by adding shims.
DING DING DING!!

WINNER!!

Yeah, dropping the car changes the toe in the rear. I watched the techs in our shop do it several times. I've seen the machine. It isn't BS.

-Alex
grizzly_choppers is offline  
Old 09-12-2005, 09:53 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
TXboxdriver's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,368
Default

and doing alignments sucks
seriously, If I didn't do my own (as infrequent as possible)
i would hate to pay for this service (we charge $150+parts)
adding shims to the rear isn't as bad as other cars
at least you can get to the bolts.....
TXboxdriver is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
eatcrispycreme2
Scion xB 1st-Gen Owners Lounge
1
01-30-2015 03:42 AM
kleecker
Scion xB 2nd-Gen Suspension & Handling
5
01-02-2015 08:09 PM
minter66
PPC: Vehicles
0
12-15-2014 01:45 PM
JDMxB
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen Suspension & Handling
13
12-23-2003 04:23 AM
Besk_one
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen Suspension & Handling
4
10-16-2003 07:45 PM



Quick Reply: How many aligned after lowering - What did you find



All times are GMT. The time now is 12:34 AM.