Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Alignment Issues

Do any of you guys with the Eibach/Koni setup have alignment issues? My car steers to the left, so in order to drive straight, I have to keep the steering wheel cocked to the right about 4 degrees. Here's the funny part: Ford has "aligned" my car 2 times ($150!) and the steering wheel comes back the same. Now, I don't want camber in the alignment setup, so is that why the steering wheel is all screwy? The more camber my car has, the lower it is, and the more it scrapes everything. Ford claims that I've permanently screwed the "suspension geometry" and that all cars pull a little to the right or left in Houston because of the bad roads. What a load of crap. What do you guys suggest I do? I would think it's possible to drive a car with the Eibach/Koni setup that doesn't have any camber tapped in and doesn't steer to the left or right, right?

Comes back the same way? You are sure that the alignment is off, and not just the steering wheel on crooked? lol..

Maybe the wheel was turned 4º when the alignment was done? I dunno.. .TTT?
Ray

Well, a happy end to the story. Took the car to Firestone/bridgestone service center, which I was hesitant to do, but it has a good AAA service rating, and so I dropped it off for an alignment. It turns out, they have a lifetime alignment service plan, $130 forever! I could've saved myself some money had I gone there first. The toe was off, the acceptable range for the front is -.266-0 degrees, and my toe was +.85!! It had been like that since Discount Tires, a compnay I would NEVER recommend to ANYONE, installed the wheel/tire package and did a "front-end alignment." The Bridgestone dude told me that Discount tires DOESN't nor has EVER done alignemnts, it's just something they don't have nation wide, and so they charged me for it when I installed the wheels. . .I must have **** me like a whore pasted to my forehead, these people take me for a ride. So, the alignment is stock, the tires have worn HORRIBLY , since the toe has been off for nearly 10k miles, and I'll have to buy new ones soon, I'll prbably go with Potenza S-03's from bridgestone/firestone because they've been HONEST AND HelpFUL. There's a concept. . .

Good to hear. And you pretty much anchored it for me concerning Discount Tire. I've been very weary of those guys. Sorry, nothing substansive though. But Tire Rack recommended a couple of tire places near me. I think I'll go with an independant shop.