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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
What alignment are you guys running with these? Can you set the tow at zero, or do you still need some positive? Still 1.5ish camber?
rear im @ 1.6 l/r. so yes, 1.5 is just about perfect lowered. but now thx to the ts links i've been able to get 0.24/25 toe in and one can safely get up to .27! but 1.5- 1.6 should really sort out any tread wear issues we all get once lowered.

front i am limited by the top adjustment hole! which i literally need to file out to enable a -1 deg more neg camber, as I'm using the stock tops as my tarret camber plates ( which out of the box allow for another -1 neg ) would not fit out of the box, and though some are lucky, i gave up and went with oem top mounts. no complaints or noise! the -1 would've ben nice, but I'm fine as is. but i'm @ .05 toe in front and again, seems just fine.

i'm terrible with these numbers and nearly out of my depth and as *inexpert* as they come but this works for me? and hoping they make sense to you and anyone playing along at home.

also pwdr says solid thrust arm bushings? who am i to second guess him(?!) but the conventional wisdom all concurs, the more solids and less rubber our suspension bits retain? well..... ya know. it's up to each *individuals* ( is that concept of individuation still legal??! ) wants/needs and NVH tolerance levels. i'm now in a kinda mid level sweet spot now, and yet,.. i am never done! arghhh

BTW! if amazon still has the TS toe links for 377 shipped? do not delay, you will NOT be sorry. no one can/will beat that deal on new ones, and i paid same.
 

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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by pwdrhound
Install solid thrust arm bushings and inner LCA monoball cartridges. Monoball rear toe arms will also help but will give you the least benefit of the items listed. Adjustable toe arms are needed if you can't get toe in spec with the stock arms.
I can get the tow in spec to the alignment engine guy helped me with. His help improved alot. So all I really need is to get rid of this flex crap. Any idea on best place to find these bushings?
 
Old Jul 23, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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These only for lowered cars , when I give the car full throttle it swerves to the right. Dunno what to do about that 😓
 
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
I can get the tow in spec to the alignment engine guy helped me with. His help improved alot. So all I really need is to get rid of this flex crap. Any idea on best place to find these bushings?
All the motorsport LCA already have solid bushing and mono ***** but you can retrofit your OEM arms with these.

http://www.tarett.com/items/996-997-...a01-detail.htm

http://www.tarett.com/items/996-997-...001-detail.htm

They will lock down your rear toe and add any noticeable NVH. Good stuff.. Essentiall you end up with this:


TA bushings shown are adjustable for for the rear you only need the solid nonadjustable ones..
[url=https://flic.kr/p/p17398]
 
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maybe shocks are getting old, gave up. maybe find some rear shocks on ebay?
 
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Originally Posted by pwdrhound
All the motorsport LCA already have solid bushing and mono ***** but you can retrofit your OEM arms with these.

http://www.tarett.com/items/996-997-...a01-detail.htm

http://www.tarett.com/items/996-997-...001-detail.htm

They will lock down your rear toe and add any noticeable NVH. Good stuff.. Essentiall you end up with this:


TA bushings shown are adjustable for for the rear you only need the solid nonadjustable ones..
[url=https://flic.kr/p/p17398]

Awesome...so what happens to the front when you do this to the rear? Does it make it a tank slapper?
 
Old Jul 23, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bader996
These only for lowered cars , when I give the car full throttle it swerves to the right. Dunno what to do about that 😓
What is only for lowered Cars? The bushings?
 
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
Awesome...so what happens to the front when you do this to the rear? Does it make it a tank slapper?
No. Most of the load is in the rear of the car so that is where you see the most benefit. By locking down the rear toe you remove much of the nervousness from the car. There is much more to it than that but this is a good and cheap start..
 
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Originally Posted by pwdrhound
No. Most of the load is in the rear of the car so that is where you see the most benefit. By locking down the rear toe you remove much of the nervousness from the car. There is much more to it than that but this is a good and cheap start..
Are getting the stock bearings out and new in a major pita? I don't see a link to just buy a arm with the bearings in it.
 
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Also - h ttp://autoplicity.com/5245444-torque-solution-ts-por-003-toe-link-kit - copy paste this as clicking the URL does a bad redirect apparently!

I too have BAD rear tire wear and about to get an alignment but am going to try and stay on stock parts for the moment. <sigh>
 

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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BLKMGK
Also - http://autoplicity.com/5245444-torqu...3-toe-link-kit

I too have BAD rear tire wear and about to get an alignment but am going to try and stay on stock parts for the moment. <sigh>
Bad link
 
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Originally Posted by MadWhip
maybe shocks are getting old, gave up. maybe find some rear shocks on ebay?
I'm sure they are ready to be retired...I'd like to ditch the stockers and springs for coil overs some day
 
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No the tourqe solution arms
 
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Not sure what's up with the link, had to break it to get it to be okay for copy. Must be the forum software doing some interesting tracking
 
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Originally Posted by BLKMGK
I too have BAD rear tire wear and about to get an alignment but am going to try and stay on stock parts for the moment. <sigh>
bro if you're lowered by anything even like 40mm you'll never really nail the proper tread wear w/out adjustable toe lnk kit. as pwdr said it is a cheap yet effective fix at least as far as dialing toe in. which is the cause of the messed up wear as these things begin to sag a bit lol.

geez, i gotta 20 yr old gf and a 12 year old car. only the car sags

ts toe links for a lower street car. worked for me. i now just got 6k miles out of a set of rears and STILL have outer and inner wear! that is a first. i am two sets of rears a year for 15 sets at least. adj toe links will do it and the TS are fine. esp for 377 shipped?!
 

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