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Wheel Alignment Specs vs. PC Recommendations

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Tookiewana, Oct 26, 2010.

  1. Tookiewana

    Tookiewana New Member

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    Just had my Goodyear Integrity tires replaced after 30k miles with Michelin RadialX. The old tires were almost down to the wear bars but they also had excessive wear on the outside of both tires on the driver's side. Tires were rotated every 5k miles. I went to the dealer for a free alignment check and some of the numbers were out of spec. They completed a two-wheel alignment and now all numbers are within spec. I have read a lot of discussion on PriusChat regarding what would be considered optimal numbers for alignment. I was wondering if anyone would like to weigh in on how my after-alignment numbers from the dealer's specs differ from those optimal values?

    Before:

    LF Camber: -1.0 deg, Caster: 3.4 deg, Toe: 0.13 deg
    RF Camber: -1.1 deg, Caster: 3.1 deg, Toe: -0.17 deg
    Front Total Toe: -0.03 deg, Steer Ahead: 0.15 deg

    LR Camber: -1.1 deg, Toe: 0.19 deg
    RR Camber: -1.6 deg, Toe: 0.34 deg
    Rear Total Toe: 0.53 deg, Thrust Angle: -0.07 deg

    After:

    LF Camber: -1.0 deg, Caster: 3.4 deg, Toe: -0.03 deg
    RF Camber: -1.0 deg, Caster: 3.1 deg, Toe: -0.03 deg

    Front Total Toe: -0.06 deg, Steer Ahead: 0.00 deg

    LR Camber: -1.1 deg, Toe: 0.22 deg
    RR Camber: -1.6 deg, Toe: 0.24 deg

    Rear Total Toe: 0.46 deg, Thrust Angle: -0.01 deg
     
  2. Patrick Wong

    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    Looks like the only adjustment made was to front wheel toe. I'd prefer to see total toe-in at 0 or very slightly positive.

    I assume that the change to rear wheel alignment figures was due to measurement variability since the alignment was not actually changed.
     
  3. Tookiewana

    Tookiewana New Member

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    Anyone else care to answer?