AdamRmr Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 2006 legacy Gt with tein h tec springs ".9" drop" alignment was done with 18x7.5 wheels. after alignment actual Front:left camber -.o4* caster 5.5* toe -.01* FRont:right camber -.o6* caster 5.5* toe -.00 Now for the rear the Right Camber -.08 toe .29 Left camber -.07 toe .32:confused: Was told that they could not adjust the toe because the bolt was not moving? any one have a pic of what needs to be moved to adjust the toe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Is this a reputable shop? Try another one. To adjust the rear toe, you need to turn the toe adjustment bolts. You can see them. Go behind the car and get down on your hands and knees. To the left and right of the differential will be a bolt with what appears to be a giant washer under it. It will be gold colored. The washer is welded onto the bolt head and has hash marks on it. This bolt is locked in place with a nut on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 Going to see if i can turn the adjustment bolt and will have a new shop align it ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamhock Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 It's possible that the eccentric bolt may be maxed out. You might be able to get some more toe if you loosen the toe nut and pry on the linkage. When prying on it, the toe will move a bit, and you'd have to tighten the nut up. I don't think that it will move enough to get your toe within green(within specs) though. It does look like the person didn't know how to align it. Because both toes in the rear are out(.29 and .32). This is 100% speculation though. I'd find a place around you that knows how to align Subaru's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 drill some of that slot out for the bolt, it should be able to come closer than that.. .2 and .3 is way too much toe.. did you happen to hit something along the way? curb rash? look at the other end of the lateral arm and see if you can get some play out of the other end of the lateral arm. Sounds like something else isn't sitting correctly.. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 actually, after reading your readouts for the rear.. it looks like you could have transposed the numbers.. the rear isnt suppose to have that little bit of camber, it should be way closer to -1 degree (factory is already at -0.5 to -1.0 degrees). On my GT lowered with coilvers, I have -1.40 degrees and that's with a 2" drop. Check your readout again, sounds like it could have been an easy mis-reading of the printout. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 says rear left rear Right -.07 camber -0.8 .32 toe .29 REAR Cross camber .02 Total Toe .61 thrust angle .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 I see whats going on.. Around the toe adjustment bolt is the gold washer that pushes out/in along the sides. The guy at the alignment shop couldnt get the toe , because the gold washer is not on the side of the wall its on the top ,causing the washer not to pull/push where the tire needs to be. How can this be fixed? attached is a photo from my cell . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I don't see the problem. That's how it looks like. Do not try to wrench on this head until after you loosen the nut. On the back side of this is a nut. Loosen the nut, then the head can turn. That's how you adjust the toe-in. The washer is welded to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 should the washer/blot stay in side of the ring so it can push off the side's? i did this on "paint shop" so i can better explain. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I think that's how it looks like. The washer I believe is just an indicator. The actual adjustment is via a cam washer on the far side. The cam washer has flats on it that bear against flats on the bolt. Attached is a picture of the far side of the bolt. The washer is borked. This is what happens if you try to turn the head without loosening the nut. The flats are very easy to "round". Once they are rounded, you can not adjust the toe-in anymore. My guess is that the mechanic saw the head and used his impact wrench on it thus rounding the washer. Once the washer was rounded, he could no longer adjust the toe. The washer is like $1 but if you walk in the dealership, they will charge you like $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 i order the washer ,should be in tomorrow ..will keep you posted thank u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 installed the washer's today and got a alignment rear left rear camber -1.1 toe .11 Right Camber -1.0 toe .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Is this a good shop? On a car that hasn't been damaged, I think you can get closer to zero than that for toe. I ask if it's a good shop because the toe-in washer is damaged by mechanics. It's not damaged by use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRmr Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 i'm going to have a local performance shop that has any alignment rack see what they can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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