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Hirnbeiss 05-11-2018 08:00 AM

It looks to me like his toe-in specs are wrong. Looking at the linked spec, 25’ is almost half a degree, and -10’ would bring it to 1/4 degree so you should always be at a toe in situation. He has you at zero.

https://goo.gl/images/8kXxF6https://goo.gl/images/8kXxF6

Hit Man X 05-13-2018 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ttownthomas (Post 3811807)
Has anyone had success with a Billstein W126 rear spring set?



Lesjofors are the ones I use. They all sag at this point, replace the set of four.

Parts Geek carries them for reasonable.

duxthe1 05-13-2018 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hirnbeiss (Post 3811899)
It looks to me like his toe-in specs are wrong. Looking at the linked spec, 25’ is almost half a degree, and -10’ would bring it to 1/4 degree so you should always be at a toe in situation. He has you at zero.

https://goo.gl/images/8kXxF6https://goo.gl/images/8kXxF6

That's the only thing that jumped out at me to.

Mxfrank 05-14-2018 01:10 AM

What's the spec on included angle? At nearly 21 degrees, your measurements may indicate frame damage on the right side. Has this car ever been in an accident?

ttownthomas 05-24-2018 04:10 PM

I suspect the car was sideswiped some time ago but on the driver side. The car fax on this car does not indicate an accident but i think there is some evidence of body work. The PO always had it serviced at the dealer (for 20 years) so i imagine he would have taken it to a reputable body shop.

I used a digital laser-type thermometer on the hubs after highway driving and there was no significant variation in temperature between any of the wheels so I don't think the bakes are causing it.

ttownthomas 06-01-2018 07:34 PM

OK. So...

The alignment shop looked at it again. They cannot find anything that is bent but the ride height in the back is over 1 inch lower on the drivers side than on the passenger side. He thinks it is the rear springs. What do you think?

ttownthomas 06-02-2018 01:36 PM

I confirmed the measurements. The back ride height is about 1.25 inches lower on the drivers side

lsmalley 06-20-2018 03:55 AM

Swap the springs around and find out.


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