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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 06:35 AM
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yeah, Toe will kills tires in record time.
I smoked a set in 4 weeks with bad Toe settings.

No camber kits and even with a lot of negative camber, my tires are now fine with the Toe where it should be.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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And there's your problem. The front toe is within spec (although with a lowered car it's best to bring it as close to 0.00 as possible) so your tire wear is fine up front but your rears are way off.
Go to another alignment shop and get it done properly cause that doesn't look like a very good alignment job. You don't even need aftermarket toe bolts to get them in spec. I'm running -2.24* front and -3.4* rear camber and my toe specs are 0.00 all around. All this with stock camber arms and toe bolts.


With lowered cars you want toe at 0? The allignment shop andmany other people say midrange is best.

Anyhow op never go to infiniti for an alignment same shiz happened to me, crappy alignment.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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so where in the world should i go? lol ive been trying to find one for so long i live in orlando and i have no idea
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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^ check out the Florida G Club Section and make a post, I am sure they will help you out.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by thescreensavers
With lowered cars you want toe at 0? The allignment shop andmany other people say midrange is best.

Anyhow op never go to infiniti for an alignment same shiz happened to me, crappy alignment.
Midrange is best for non-lowered or slightly lowered cars as the suspension tends to compress a lot more once you're in the car. This brings it close to 0.

If your car is lowered a fair share or especially when it's slammed you should dial the toe to 0 since there won't be much play in the ride height hence barely any effect on the toe setting.

Another thing you could do with the more lowered cars is get the alignment shop to adjust your toe to 0 while you're sitting in the car. Since mostly it will be the driver in the car, setting the toe with you in it will definitely keep it at around 0 while you're driving around.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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having the toe at 0 is not always good. It takes away from a nice feeling of handling from taking turns.

on my sedan I have 0.13 my oem tires still looked like new after 15k miles

having some toe can add benefits to driving.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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So, when you take your car for an alignment. You are supposed to ask how you want your TOE?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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No, but if the shop's good, you can specify what you want. If they don't want to do it, go elsewhere.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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^^
what he said.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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update for you guys...so i am going to need to install the toe bolts

i know theres quite a few on here that never even installed a camber kit and there tire wear is not as bad as mine even tho they are dropped on the same eibachs but mayb its because i put the camber kit in that i do need the bolts...

i honestly dont know just throwing something out there at any rate i need to get them installed
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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wow, i've been running for 10k with -1.8 up front and -2.0 camber in the rear and my tires are fine....
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueFlash
wow, i've been running for 10k with -1.8 up front and -2.0 camber in the rear and my tires are fine....


Camber causes inner tire wear. Toe kills the entire tire. His rear toe is way off. That's what killed it. Tire is bassically being dragged.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Camber causes inner tire wear. Toe kills the entire tire. His rear toe is way off. That's what killed it. Tire is bassically being dragged.
yup and my inner tire wear is still fine.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Borna
And there's your problem. The front toe is within spec (although with a lowered car it's best to bring it as close to 0.00 as possible) so your tire wear is fine up front but your rears are way off.
Go to another alignment shop and get it done properly cause that doesn't look like a very good alignment job. You don't even need aftermarket toe bolts to get them in spec. I'm running -2.24* front and -3.4* rear camber and my toe specs are 0.00 all around. All this with stock camber arms and toe bolts.
So you dont need a camber kit in the front or back to get the toe within spec?
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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no you need extended toe bolts if the toe is too far off...
 
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