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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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My cousin just got her tC align after she stalled TRD springs a few months ago, and just got her alignment today. It seems like the alignment still somewhat off here is the alignment report:
Fronts
Caster
Left: 3.4°
Right: 3.0°

Camber
Left: -0.6°
right: -0.4°

Toe
Left: 0.00°
Right: 0.00°
Total: 0.00°

Rear]
Camber
Left: -1.3°
Right: -1.4°

Toe
Left: 0.15°
Right: 0.15°
Total: 0.30°

Thrust Angle
0.0°

Have anyone had a perfect alignment before, and care to help my cousin out. She going back to school soon, and I want help her car properly aligned before she do. Thanks!
Old Jan 9, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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I don't remember what my report was, but I have a camber correction kit to adjust for tein s-techs. I know that they were able to get it aligned where everything was in the "green". The place I went to gives you a report of green, yellow, red. Before the alignment I was yellow and red, but now all green after the alignment. All my numbers weren't at 0, but that is supposed to be that way to adjust for vehicle load and performance.

I would recommend sending those results to another toyota dealer and just asking "do I need an alignment?"... of course most will probably say yes.... but at least you can take it back to the dealer you had it done at and say "do it again and do it right please." They shouldn't charge you if they didn't do it right the first time.
Old Jan 9, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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if it gets aligned again, and it still feels off, a wheel(s) could be bent. it took me 3 alignments to realize that.

also i have had a perfect alignment, and the car rides like a lexus haha
Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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She didn't bring it to the dealership, she bought it to a local shop. Thanks for the response guys, does anyone have an alignment chart? possibly drop on TRD as well?
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ill have to see where i have mine at
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Default Re: Scion tC alignment still a lbut off after its been align

Originally Posted by deverse
My cousin just got her tC align after she stalled TRD springs a few months ago, and just got her alignment today. It seems like the alignment still somewhat off here is the alignment report:
Fronts
Caster
Left: 3.4°
Right: 3.0°

Camber
Left: -0.6°
right: -0.4°

Toe
Left: 0.00°
Right: 0.00°
Total: 0.00°

Rear]
Camber
Left: -1.3°
Right: -1.4°

Toe
Left: 0.15°
Right: 0.15°
Total: 0.30°

Thrust Angle
0.0°

Have anyone had a perfect alignment before, and care to help my cousin out. She going back to school soon, and I want help her car properly aligned before she do. Thanks!
It looks like your front caster and camber are making it pull to the right. You could tell them to put camber bolts up front to bring the right camber out or some times you came do it with the stock bolts. The caster is not usually adjustable but can be moved just a little on some scion if there is enough play, what you do is loossen the front cradle and move it one way. All this has to be done on the alignment rack. Remeber that there are other factors with a car pulling you have one big factor the tires, can cause a car to pull alot, and not all roads are perfectly flat, you have road crown which make thr car pull too.
Old Jan 10, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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ASk the dealership for the chart of the specs for the alignment.........it gives you a range that they all need to be between.............the range is pretty big up or down that they can be at and each side does not need to match perfectly...........

For instance my Front end camber was right at the very limit of the specs........he said there was not much he could do to change it........but it was within standard limits for the car so it would be fine.........

Just get the sheet from the dealership and it will give all the degrees it can go in out to up down..........most likely you are within specs.......pretty hard to get each side to match perfect to the other.........
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