How is a car aligned?

Have some questions about how to achive better handling and stopping power using different springs, upgrading to coilovers, questions on swaybars, bushings, different rotors, pads, ect... Having any steering problems or questions about steering racks, tie rods, tie rod ends, ect... ask these questions here.
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clancaster23
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How is a car aligned?

Post by clancaster23 » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:16 pm

Simple queston. What does the mechanic at the shop mess with when they align a car? It is just adjustments on the tie rods or something else? Do they mess with the bolt that holds the control arms up in (the bigger one that comes out from the bottom)?
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Post by hansken_yo » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:10 am

On our cars, they mainly adjust at the knuckle/strut for camber and at the tie rod ends for toe.
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Post by Hudson_Neon » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:45 pm

lol, to sum it up yeah... it's a process, which is made easy with machines. your best bet is to talk to a mechanic while he's doing one and you'll be able to see exactly what does what
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Post by FAC3L3SS » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:58 pm

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Post by Hudson_Neon » Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:50 am

hey!!! lol
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