Lower control arms replaced
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Lower control arms replaced
So i finally got around to replacing my lower control arms last night. I have brand new tires sitting in my basement ready to be put on and an alignment done. Well i called the guy that is going to powdercoat my wheels and he won't be back in town for a couple weeks.
My question is. Now that the LCAs are replaced the steering seems like it's way too easy to turn and the wheels don't turn back straight out of a turn. I would really like to not park it for the next 3 weeks to wait on my wheels to be powdercoated so could anyone point me as to what part of my alignment is causing this problem that i could possibly adjust? I figured it should be close since i replaced the LCAs with the exact same thing.
Other options besides parking it-
Get an alignment right now with the old tires on, don't really think it's a good idea.
Put the tires on and get an alignment and then pay to get the tires pulled back of for powdercoating, which i really don't want to do.
Find another place to powdercoat but the guy is charging me $40ea so i don't really want to do that either.
My question is. Now that the LCAs are replaced the steering seems like it's way too easy to turn and the wheels don't turn back straight out of a turn. I would really like to not park it for the next 3 weeks to wait on my wheels to be powdercoated so could anyone point me as to what part of my alignment is causing this problem that i could possibly adjust? I figured it should be close since i replaced the LCAs with the exact same thing.
Other options besides parking it-
Get an alignment right now with the old tires on, don't really think it's a good idea.
Put the tires on and get an alignment and then pay to get the tires pulled back of for powdercoating, which i really don't want to do.
Find another place to powdercoat but the guy is charging me $40ea so i don't really want to do that either.
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Yeah that probably is the best idea. I guess it shouldn't really matter with the tires.
I'm looking at the Tein street basis z coilovers while I'm at it. The car has 145k and I replaced the rear struts at 100k so it's probably time. For $500 they seem like a good option from the reviews I've read so far.