BA9092
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- Christian
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After a busy few weeks, I finally decided to take mine to get an alignment at my local trusty shop.
I usually take my cars in for an alignment, whether new or after suspension weeks as quite a few are not exactly dialed in to spec from the factory. On the plus side, my current local shop happens to specialize in BMWs and a variety of German makes and models even though I've brought them Japanese cars in the past and they've nailed them in to a T.
I figured this would be an easy 'toe-and-go' since my steering wheel had been off about 2 degrees counterclockwise from day one.
The manager called me into the shop. I knew this was going to be some kind of bad news. The left front camber was -.8 while the right front camber was -3.1. WTF!?
He said he could rule out any potential damage as I told him everything was original - tire, wheel, brakes, suspension parts, etc - as the car only had 500 miles and I never hit anything unusual, despite TX roads and construction. He also noted there was no sign of unusual impacts or damage. He advised me to contact Toyota directly to see what is happening.
I've had cars with OEM and aftermarket suspension setups and bent wheels over potholes at highway speeds, but I've never seen this much difference in camber, especially from a new car from the factory.
I mentioned this thread below regarding the 3 steering tie rod recalls, but he doesn't recall seeing this. He's had a handful of Supras in his shops but not enough to know about this specific recall. Plus, I didn't think a tie rod would cause such a drastic difference in camber.
https://www.supramkv.com/threads/steering-tie-rod-recall.5671/
Before I go to Toyota, does anyone have any suggestions or insight?
I usually take my cars in for an alignment, whether new or after suspension weeks as quite a few are not exactly dialed in to spec from the factory. On the plus side, my current local shop happens to specialize in BMWs and a variety of German makes and models even though I've brought them Japanese cars in the past and they've nailed them in to a T.
I figured this would be an easy 'toe-and-go' since my steering wheel had been off about 2 degrees counterclockwise from day one.
The manager called me into the shop. I knew this was going to be some kind of bad news. The left front camber was -.8 while the right front camber was -3.1. WTF!?
He said he could rule out any potential damage as I told him everything was original - tire, wheel, brakes, suspension parts, etc - as the car only had 500 miles and I never hit anything unusual, despite TX roads and construction. He also noted there was no sign of unusual impacts or damage. He advised me to contact Toyota directly to see what is happening.
I've had cars with OEM and aftermarket suspension setups and bent wheels over potholes at highway speeds, but I've never seen this much difference in camber, especially from a new car from the factory.
I mentioned this thread below regarding the 3 steering tie rod recalls, but he doesn't recall seeing this. He's had a handful of Supras in his shops but not enough to know about this specific recall. Plus, I didn't think a tie rod would cause such a drastic difference in camber.
https://www.supramkv.com/threads/steering-tie-rod-recall.5671/
Before I go to Toyota, does anyone have any suggestions or insight?
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