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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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Unhappy M2 Toe links out of alignment HELP

Anyone know how to adjust the M2 toe links to the right length. I"ve got both the rears going different directions and causing serious rear end problems while driving. They must of moved on me since they've been on a year or so. if anyone knows a way to get them set back right let me know. Thanks
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 07:21 PM
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get an alignment...
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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you need to get it to alignment shop. Then don't mess with it anymore. Set it to 1/16" toe-in, it should be save for normal driving.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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yeah, take it to an alignment shop.

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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 12:36 AM
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only place around here that I can take my car to is NTB cause they are the only place with ramps I can get on. and they said they can't do it, guess they dont wanna mess with them.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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If you only need to do toe, you can do it yourself fairly accurately with the following steps, assuming you can get to the links to change their length and the wheels/tires don't have too much runout.
1) find a flat level paved surface big enough to set the car on
2) mark on the pavement, using a "plumb bob," from the max sidewall width halfway up the tires (front and rear, both sides)
3) move the car and measure between the front rear-wheel marks (a) and the rear rear-wheel marks (b), and subtract a from b - this is the toe-in. A negative result means toe-out.
4) project (extend) lines (one each side) through the rear-wheel marks to near the front-wheel marks and check that the lines are equally distant from the front-wheel marks' lateral location on both sides
5) adjust links as necessary to get the toe you want and to be equal side-side and repeat till it's correct.

This is sort of a PITA, but it works.

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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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Oh...

One thing I forgot: roll the car back and forth after each adjustment and before each measurement to allow the car to "settle-in" so that the results will be more accurate and repeatable.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by FlameThrowingRotary
only place around here that I can take my car to is NTB cause they are the only place with ramps I can get on. and they said they can't do it, guess they dont wanna mess with them.
Check with Goodyear. I would imagine that there is at least one Goodyear in your area that has ramps for lowered cars (just ask one and they will know which shop can do your car). I'm sure there are plently of lower Hondas and others in your area. They have to go somewhere.

If you can find a Firestone that can align your car, you can get their lifetime alignment package for all your future suspension modifications.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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Or you could just put a wooden block in one of the spring coils after jacking it up.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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Also, the thing I did until I could get my car aligned was I measured the distance between mounting holes on the stock toe-links which had proper alignment and duplicated this to the aftermarket ones as close as I could. In no way is it exact as the jam-nuts and loading the car off-jack affect the measurements.
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