My 2015 Xterra is driving me crazy...
Last week I noticed a broken rear leaf spring. I had the springs replaced at a local spring shop, and now my 'alignment' is out. The steering wheel was 'dead straight' before, now it about 30 degrees out to drive straight.
I took the car for alignment, and the technician said the front is not the problem, it's the rear thrust angle.
Looking at the numbers the left rear toe is -0.24 degrees, and the right rear toe is +0.34 degrees.
So the rear axle is not perpendicular to the vehicle now. Measuring center to center front to rear wheels, the passenger side is 0.25" shorter than the driver's side.
How to fix?
There is zero adjustment, the axle sits on pins that go into the leaf springs, and the shackles are welded to the frame.
I can try unclamping, the pulling the passenger side back, driver's side forward, and then reclamping.
Or I do I have to make an intermediate plate with offset pins, to get 1/8" on each side?
I don't blame the spring guy, I don't see how he can fix the problem, unless the springs are out of spec? Or one is backwards?
I've had old cars that weren't aligned, and I drove them for years, but this is my wife's car she won't drive it 'as is'.
