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Subject: alignment mystery
From: james creasy <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:48:27 -0700
i added a bunch of toe-out to the front of my car.  i made the change all on
the passenger side of the car (that is, i lengthened that tire rod end).

now the car pulls to the left.  i would have thought that the car would pull
to the right because thats the side i extended, however i then realized that
the steering is, of course, not fixed, so it will pull in some direction when
there is a lot of toe-out.

can someone explain to me 1. what to change to fix this, and/or how does the
tie-rod end change on either side affect the tracking?

my intention now is to remove some of the length on the passenger side and add
it to the other side.

BTW, its too difficult for an alignment shop to make the changes on my car, so
i need to do it myself.

thanks!

-james c
OSP #74

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