Alignment issues 03 WRX

Gwangsun · 03-20-2008, 09:56 PM

Hows it going everyone,

Heres the deal, I bought an 03 wrx with 58k and one owner, a few months back. When i got the car it was a little miss aligned so i toke it to the dealer and they did fixed the prob. Then i changed my wheels and it was miss aligned once again so i took it once again to my local dealer to get an alignment. Now it just so happens that the alignment machine is saying that my two rear wheels are slightly of to one side. The right rear wheel is slightly facing inword and the left rear is more outward....the mechanic said it could be that the rear struts are bent....now what the f is that....and now thats not all people....the left front wheel is off a little and the right front is perfect....the mechanic said it could be the front cross member or the left side lower control arm...one of if not both are slightly bent....heres the deal now...all this is going on, but on the computer its still reads in the green safe area of the alignment...so its supposedly just a minor issue....the alignment was done and its now is just slightly off, not as bad as when i brought it in...the wheel is now tilted about 5 degrees to the left rather then about 30 degrees to the right....

Now since this is my first suby...im not sure if this is something thats common...and if so how bad to the pocket is it to fix...and should i just upgrade the suspension...

hellomyles · 03-22-2008, 10:57 PM

Can you post you alignment specs from you last alignment. Could just be minor set back differences that are usually not a problem. But kind of hard to say with out seeing the specs. It kind of sounds like the tech doing the alignment doesn't know what he is doing.

Gwangsun · 03-23-2008, 07:05 AM

i wish i could but the best i can do is illustrate what it looked like from memory, which might not be to acurate but i can give it a try....

**Turninconcepts.com** · 03-23-2008, 08:01 AM

Unless your dealer has an alignment specialist, and sets up cars for performance then you are not getting good info.

Take it to a place that specializes in this thing.

Why do you feel that changing the wheels would change the alignment?

03-20-2008, 09:56 PM	#1
Gwangsun Amateur STI Driver Car: Blue 03 WRX Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: NJ Posts: 13 Join Date: Nov 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Alignment issues 03 WRX Hows it going everyone, Heres the deal, I bought an 03 wrx with 58k and one owner, a few months back. When i got the car it was a little miss aligned so i toke it to the dealer and they did fixed the prob. Then i changed my wheels and it was miss aligned once again so i took it once again to my local dealer to get an alignment. Now it just so happens that the alignment machine is saying that my two rear wheels are slightly of to one side. The right rear wheel is slightly facing inword and the left rear is more outward....the mechanic said it could be that the rear struts are bent....now what the f is that....and now thats not all people....the left front wheel is off a little and the right front is perfect....the mechanic said it could be the front cross member or the left side lower control arm...one of if not both are slightly bent....heres the deal now...all this is going on, but on the computer its still reads in the green safe area of the alignment...so its supposedly just a minor issue....the alignment was done and its now is just slightly off, not as bad as when i brought it in...the wheel is now tilted about 5 degrees to the left rather then about 30 degrees to the right.... Now since this is my first suby...im not sure if this is something thats common...and if so how bad to the pocket is it to fix...and should i just upgrade the suspension... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-22-2008, 10:57 PM	#2
hellomyles Amateur STI Driver Car: Black 04 STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Chattaroy Wa Posts: 17 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Alignment issues 03 WRX Can you post you alignment specs from you last alignment. Could just be minor set back differences that are usually not a problem. But kind of hard to say with out seeing the specs. It kind of sounds like the tech doing the alignment doesn't know what he is doing.

03-23-2008, 07:05 AM	#3
Gwangsun Amateur STI Driver Car: Blue 03 WRX Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: NJ Posts: 13 Join Date: Nov 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Alignment issues 03 WRX i wish i could but the best i can do is illustrate what it looked like from memory, which might not be to acurate but i can give it a try....

03-23-2008, 08:01 AM	#4
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,070 Join Date: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Re: Alignment issues 03 WRX Unless your dealer has an alignment specialist, and sets up cars for performance then you are not getting good info. Take it to a place that specializes in this thing. Why do you feel that changing the wheels would change the alignment? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.