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So any further opinion on loosening the 4 torsion plate nuts to adjust the TOE only?
You need to loosen the two eccentric bolts to do alignment not the ride height bolts... and play the adjustments against each other to get the alignment where you want it...camber affects toe, etc..

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but the back wheels follow the front.
Yes but the rear wheels drive the car... which is why you align the car from the rear to the front.. getting the rear correct is tres important so your car doesn't "crab"

Commercial alignment tools like the Hunter System we have start the alignment process at the rear of the car.. get the drive wheels aligned then adjust the fronts..

Before each track outing, we put the car(s) on the rack and give an initial alignment based on data from previous track outings.. i.e. tire temps, pressures, etc..

At the track we adjust alignments using camber plates , the Smart Camber tool.. We have the Laser toe gauge, but have found that the camber plates and tape measure is quicker..
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Last edited by TimT; 05-05-2009 at 04:33 PM.. Reason: to clarify :-~
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