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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 2005quick alignment question
Hi all, '92 Civic. Just had lots of front end work done- new drive axles, hubs/bearings, springs and shocks and a bunch o control arm bushings. They changed out the rear pads and rotors while it was up (I know I know easy job, but the damn things were all rusted on and I gave up after banging on them on my garage floor which is frozencold now). I know after all that work, I should get an alignment, but the car drives so nice and straight now. NTB has free alignment checks, so I'm off asap. It's a regular 2 wheel alignment, no? I don't want them trying to sell me these 4 wheel 4 angle thrust alignments or whatever they have now. I need just a regular front alignment- like 59 bucks, right? While you're here, any tricks to plugging up a remote starter? Sam's Club has them for $37.!!! Only one thing is readily adjustable--toe-in, at the front. I would only do that. > Only one thing is readily adjustable--toe-in, at the front. I would > only do that. eh? dude, the civics, 88 through 2000, are all 4-wheel alignment vehicles. the rear is adjusted at the compensator arm. it's absolutely critical to good handling. same for the integras 89 through 2001. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > While you're here, any tricks to plugging up a remote starter? Sam's > Club has them for $37.!!! you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 wheels are adjustable. reason is, as the bushings wear, the alignment "drifts", so adjustment keeps it all aligned ok. you need to do it /especially/ after doing any work because it's all "reset". make sure you get the alignment warranty as a number of places in my experience don't get it right first time - that way you can keep going back until they get it right. correct alignment and new bushings make the car corner like it's on rails. if the rear's just a little off, it'll wash and the tires will squeal a lot more. > you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 wheels are > adjustable. reason is, as the bushings wear, the alignment "drifts", so [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > on rails. if the rear's just a little off, it'll wash and the tires > will squeal a lot more. Thanks. I went to NTB today for new Kumhos and it seems that they (and Pepboys) aren't into the whole 2 wheel/4 wheel thrush or whatever. They just call it a total alignment and pretty much charge according to how long you want the warranty for. Hearing only of whole-day-long install stories on the remote starters. > > you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 wheels are > > adjustable. I don't think so. From past reading, and like the other poster said, most likely only the front toe is adjustable. >>>you need 4 wheel - it's essential on a civic as all 4 > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I don't think so. From past reading, and like the other > poster said, most likely only the front toe is adjustable. check your facts elle. 92 civic is a 4 wheel job. |
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