Alignment / Tracking results

peter212693 · 7 Dec 2013 at 21:45

Hi all,

My civic had new tyres about 3 months ago and I have noticed the inner edge on the fronts are wearing faster than the rest of the tyre. Now I went for a alignment / tracking check this morning and was told "Yea, the fronts where out". Now the system the garage used was a "Supertracker" and I got a print out as below:

Can anyone translate this to English for me

? I presume this was a before result? Now they said the rears where fine so no adjustments where made so I only payed for the 2 front adjustments.

Does this look like what was causing my tyre wear problem? I also presume adjustments where made but no final print out is given?

Cheers!

peter212693 · 7 Dec 2013 at 22:56

Thanks for your reply mate. Hope this does solve the wear problem, seems like it! As for the rear im not sure about it not being adjustable. As for how it drives, the front seems to under steer a little less maybe? As for the crabbing I can say it does but could say it doesnt. Is it worth taking back and asking them about the rear adjustment?

EDIT: Quick check on the civinfo boards the rear is fixed! Adjustment is only possible with the addition of shims?

peter212693 · 7 Dec 2013 at 22:58

The Running Man said:
Hm looking at that, has your car been crashed? or using odd shaped wheels or something?

Im seeing very little symmetry here,

To be honest ive had it a year now and hit a fair few pot holes! As for a crash, the HPI was clear but you never know! I very much doubt its ever been checked and its a 56 plate.

peter212693 · 8 Dec 2013 at 01:08

That is also a rather comical (and worrying) 1.9 degrees of toe in on the O/S/R

I think your car has been in a ditch.

Is it worth going back with or taking it on the chin? If im honest the handling isn't too bad but if its wrong its wrong. Although the rear is quite off is it worth the shims / adjustment cost?

A bit shocking they didn't even mention it but what do I know.

On the point of a ditching / crash is this worth taking up? HPI was clear when I bought it but hey ho?

peter212693 · 8 Dec 2013 at 17:42

Thanks for your input guys. If im honest the rears that where on it when I got it about a year ago dont seem to have lost any tread at all. Bit annoyed they didn't mention the rears now or seem to fussed the fronts being out so much.

So is the general reaction to get the rears looked at by someone willing to do the adjustment even though the tyre wear is ok and "feels" ok?