QUOTE(zeng @ Jan 2 2021, 11:40 AM)
6UEST , you're absolutely right in your assessment .
However, one of the two things I don't sense 'right' (or raising some of my doubt) was about achieved angle readings in Camber .
Yes LF camber positive 0°15' and RF negative 0°15'(at border of limits) are both complying with specs .
Besides , the Cross Camber (LF minus RF) of positive 0°30' also is complying with specs .
However , the LF positive Camber in combination with RF negative Camber may or may not promote pulling left .
Considering our road crown is higher on the RHS slanting downwards towards the LHS of the road , this may further promote pulling left , or it may not ?
True enough after about a week of driving with the alignment angles , the vehicle quite consistently is pulling left on straight highway driving .
Further , it is annoying to me that this alignment job was incomplete as pointed out by you whereby the Caster angle was not measured and displayed ......
which may or may not help to explain the pulling left .
Agree with you on toe readings , which are quite desirable .
For now, I'm a bit 'suspicious' on one aspect of the spec limits displayed though Toyota should have done extensive tests/research to come up with this limits .....
nobody measures caster... it cannot be adjusted normally... it's only a problem if involved in a big accident However, one of the two things I don't sense 'right' (or raising some of my doubt) was about achieved angle readings in Camber .
Yes LF camber positive 0°15' and RF negative 0°15'(at border of limits) are both complying with specs .
Besides , the Cross Camber (LF minus RF) of positive 0°30' also is complying with specs .
However , the LF positive Camber in combination with RF negative Camber may or may not promote pulling left .
Considering our road crown is higher on the RHS slanting downwards towards the LHS of the road , this may further promote pulling left , or it may not ?
True enough after about a week of driving with the alignment angles , the vehicle quite consistently is pulling left on straight highway driving .
Further , it is annoying to me that this alignment job was incomplete as pointed out by you whereby the Caster angle was not measured and displayed ......
which may or may not help to explain the pulling left .
Agree with you on toe readings , which are quite desirable .
For now, I'm a bit 'suspicious' on one aspect of the spec limits displayed though Toyota should have done extensive tests/research to come up with this limits .....
pulling left or right can be tyre related...I changed 4 new tyres, alignment done, but car pull to left...swap tyre left to right solved the problem
pulling one side can also be torque-steer problem...this affects both acceleration and to a degree deceleration
imho your alignment too neutral... easy to drift, not stable at high speed...ok for urban driving... the marginal non symmetric camber is not a problem
btw... didn't you post somewhere last time that you are not a fan of tyre alignment and rotation? anyways not important...
Jan 2 2021, 03:04 PM

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