Hi, Guest
Why not do the alignment yourself? It's actually really easy because with stock alignment points (not camber plates or bolts) all you can adjust is toe.
The rear works really well with 1/16 toe-in on either side and 0 toe on the front. To adjust rear toe all you have to do is loosen the eccentric bolt that holds the trailing arm to the subframe and turn it. To measure toe you can use a toe plate (aka big piece of plywood) against the wheel or tie a string between two axle stands and place them parallel to the side of the car. Now position the stands so that the string is 12" from each wheel hub. The difference between the distance from the front lip of the wheel and the rear lip of the wheel is your toe.
The front is even easier; loosen the nuts on the steering arm and turn them in or out, depending if you have toe in or to out (use the same measuring technique as above). you only have to measure one side of the front because you can just count the number of threads exposed on the steering arm you just did and match it on the opposite side.
DISCO! your car is aligned. I noticed a marked improvement of initial turn-in with 1/16 toe-in on the rear. Also, the inside edge of my rear tires wore at a reduced rate.
The rear works really well with 1/16 toe-in on either side and 0 toe on the front. To adjust rear toe all you have to do is loosen the eccentric bolt that holds the trailing arm to the subframe and turn it. To measure toe you can use a toe plate (aka big piece of plywood) against the wheel or tie a string between two axle stands and place them parallel to the side of the car. Now position the stands so that the string is 12" from each wheel hub. The difference between the distance from the front lip of the wheel and the rear lip of the wheel is your toe.
The front is even easier; loosen the nuts on the steering arm and turn them in or out, depending if you have toe in or to out (use the same measuring technique as above). you only have to measure one side of the front because you can just count the number of threads exposed on the steering arm you just did and match it on the opposite side.
DISCO! your car is aligned. I noticed a marked improvement of initial turn-in with 1/16 toe-in on the rear. Also, the inside edge of my rear tires wore at a reduced rate.