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alignement on NG900's or 9-3'
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:20:11
In Reply to: Alignment in Calgary, rodel, Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:51:49
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The steering in these models has some problems with too much stuff mounted in rubber, and problems when the rubber bits go bad. There are after market upgrades that improve things very much, but this can be expensive.
I have heard that N-body shims can be used on the rear axle. In the front there is no provision to change anything other than the toe in.
If the subframe mounting bolts are loose, the sub frame can move which wil lchange toe in and should be evident as by the steering wheel being off-center.
So paying for 4 wheel alignemnt to set the toe-in is a rip off. See my post from yesterday on the NG900 on DIY toe-in adjustment.
If the toe-in is off, the steering can be heavy or wierd, depending on whether its is -ve or +ve. The toe on can change from one bad pot-hole, and that will usually net you a distorted wheel or two.
So if your steering seems fine, then the toe-in might need adjustment. Often after this is corrected once earlier in a vehicles life, it will stay in spec for a lone time. Control arm busshings or the top strut mount can make the steering a mess when then go bad.
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