5 Lug swap work Log

[FE3-323]

I know my car is a bitch without PS. i don't think my castor numbers are excessive... without digging up my old alignment sheets I couldn't tell you for certain what my specs are.
Im extremely anxious to get the astina spindles on & see just how much different it is... i'll be swapping out to a RS mx3 front swaybar at the same time(altho not attached yet [need to build new endlinks])
changing out the front swaybar should also help** avoid the problem of the swaybar hitting on drop.

cody keep me updated on your alignment specs as they become handy!

[Blazin674]

Ryan, does your car have a tie rod flip?

[FE3-323]

no. flipping the tie rod is extremely overkill. and IMHO would lower the tie rod more than the equivalent proper OEM piece.
---- in my situation that would be imported BHA astina spindles. which pushes the tie rod point outwards 12mm. and down 5mm. (far less than what flipping the tie rod would be)

[CODY004WD]

Okay castor was not nearly as high as I thought it would be, although the front of the car was toooo low when I aligned it, and has been brought up during a mandatory spring swap(coil bind in heavy cornering), which will increase castor... I was at these specs with it about 1/2" lower in front than I am now:

Camber -2.25 all four corners, Castor 4.12 L and 4.17 R, rear toe 1/8" in, front toe 1/8" out. I was so close with my driveway specs, all I did was set toe F&R and head home earlier than anticipated.


I did several bumpsteer tests tonight, and only got a very small squirm at 70 mph, once, with a big bump only on one side of the lane. Otherwise I could track straight over rough roads with my hands off the wheel for extended periods of time.