Rear toe problem

PAT4 · 07:58 AM

my 911 T runs now beautifully and I drove about 200 kms this week-end but I noticed that the car goes to the left if I let go the steering wheel.

So I bring the car at the mechanic this morning for a basic alignment and he just called me to say that front alignment was perfect but there was a problem on the rear passenger wheel that has +2° TOE instead of 0 to -1.5° factory settings. The problem is that the adjustment screw is at the stop and he cannot reduce the TOE.

He told me about enlarging the adjustment hole, but I do not like that solution. My idea is about Rear Spring Plate and Trailing Arm Bushings. Do you think that they can do that if they fail ?

Regards,

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

Trailing arm bushings - maybe. How about the trailing arm itself - does it look alright? Is your springplate straight? Is the toe eccentric bolt in good shape & doing it's job?

Ian

PAT4 · 07-04-2005, 07:43 AM

No visual problem ..

Dixie · Dixie's Garage

Is the car lowered?

PAT4 · 07-04-2005, 07:57 AM

Front lowered, yes. 64 cm at wheel arch top with 195/65x15 tires
Rear, I think no. 63cm at wheel arch top with 205/60x15 tires

ZOA NOM · ZOA NOM's Garage

Be sure the hubs are straight, too.

edit for correction:

I was thinking of the wrong problem. A bent hub should result in a pulsing brake pedal, not necessarily misalignment. This problem is interesting, though, because the bushings shouldn't account for so much deviation. I wonder about the accuracy of the measurements taken by the mechanic. Also, do the tires show wear that is consistent with severe toe?