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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 05:43 PM
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Update:
After a couple of highway trips I still had a slight "drift" to the right. I visited my dealer with GM document ID: 3971340 that has the revised 2015 alignment numbers for Corvette. (I cannot find the post that had it in a printed format). Their alignment rack computer did not have these numbers yet.
Bingo, that seemed to do the trick. Nice neutral wheel again.
FYI, mine is a '14 so don't let the '15 throw you. The service adviser pulled up the document on his computer in seconds so you don't need to find the printed one.

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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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How far outside the original specs did they have to set the alignment to get it to steer straight?
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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There is no way the electric steering system is going to fight the driver to center itself. The electric alignment is accomplished by setting the wheels at center - the steering wheel is then calibrated at center to match the wheels.
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Originally Posted by WelderGuy
How far outside the original specs did they have to set the alignment to get it to steer straight?
The only change I see is left camber is -0.2. & right at -0.5 vs the earlier -1.1 to 0.1 for both sides. The tech set it right on the numbers vs within a range.
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 08:35 PM
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I would also check ride height. I had a car that would not track straight and the problem turned out to be the car leaned in the direction of the drift.
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