Wheel Alignment Issues
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From: Ridgewood NJ
Wheel Alignment Issues
I've got about 16,500 miles on the OD. MSRC suspension with Z51 sway bars. I've already had an alignment done about 3 months ago. The shop (highly recommended and specializing in sports cars and exotics) told me that the alignment was a mess. After they had their hands on it, it handled better than new. 3 months later, I'm starting to get wild bump-steer again and vibration in the steering wheel at 75+. I don't believe that the loss of alignment is due to the sway bars because the alignment started to go before they were installed.
So my question is, could this just be a result of NJ road conditions? Being this is my first corvette, is frequent alignment required? Has anyone else had to deal with this issue?
Thanks in advance.
So my question is, could this just be a result of NJ road conditions? Being this is my first corvette, is frequent alignment required? Has anyone else had to deal with this issue?
Thanks in advance.
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From: Jackson NJ
Here's the alignment specs for the C6:
2005 C6 Wheel Alignment Specifications
Front
Camber: -0.45° ± 0.60°
Camber Cross Tolerance: ± 0.60°
Caster: 7.90° ± 0.60°
Caster Cross Tolerance: ± 0.60°
Total Toe: +0.10° ± 0.20°
Steering Wheel Angle: 0° ± 3.50°
Thrust Angle: --
Rear
Camber: -0.45° ± 0.50°
Camber Cross Tolerance: ± 0.50°
Caster: --
Caster Cross Tolerance: --
Total Toe: 0.00° ± 0.20°
Steering Wheel Angle: --
Thrust Angle: 0.0° ± 0.20°
First thinkg to do is check the setting used by the shop to make sure they're correct. Suspension should hold alignment unless you hit some REALLY BIG potholes, which is not hard to do in NJ. The vibration though would not normally be a sympton of the alignment being out...sounds more like you've lost some wheel weights. Pull the wheels & see if any are missing. I would then go back to the shop & have them set things right.
2005 C6 Wheel Alignment Specifications
Front
Camber: -0.45° ± 0.60°
Camber Cross Tolerance: ± 0.60°
Caster: 7.90° ± 0.60°
Caster Cross Tolerance: ± 0.60°
Total Toe: +0.10° ± 0.20°
Steering Wheel Angle: 0° ± 3.50°
Thrust Angle: --
Rear
Camber: -0.45° ± 0.50°
Camber Cross Tolerance: ± 0.50°
Caster: --
Caster Cross Tolerance: --
Total Toe: 0.00° ± 0.20°
Steering Wheel Angle: --
Thrust Angle: 0.0° ± 0.20°
First thinkg to do is check the setting used by the shop to make sure they're correct. Suspension should hold alignment unless you hit some REALLY BIG potholes, which is not hard to do in NJ. The vibration though would not normally be a sympton of the alignment being out...sounds more like you've lost some wheel weights. Pull the wheels & see if any are missing. I would then go back to the shop & have them set things right.
