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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ allingment-more toe out??

Posted by: 7391420 Mar 11 2005, 08:36 AM

Just noticed that my front tires are both wearing very fast (probably 70% after maybe 15k miles)

-I installed turbo tie rods last summer and got everything as straight as I could after finishing the job, but I wonder if this may be why the tires are wearing out so fast? -maybe too much toe-in?? the car also seems maybe overly sensitive or twitchy? what ya think? -have an allignment done, or is it normal to burn through tires this fast? I'm not tracking it, just fast street driving..

Posted by: scott thacher Mar 11 2005, 09:15 AM

twichy normally means you have no toe in or have toe out, which for racing and axing is okay but on the road it sucks. and i went through a set of tires on the front of my car in 12k miles, it depends alot on what tires you have and how you drive it

Posted by: 7391420 Mar 11 2005, 09:40 AM

I was surprised that the fronts were so worn because the rear tires are fine, I'm sure that rotating them will help, but it seems like it started once the new tie rods were added.

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Mar 11 2005, 09:51 AM

From what I understand after you do the tie rod replace "getting it as close as you can" is just supposed to get you to the alignment shop.

I think you must do a professional alignment after you install new tie rods.

Posted by: 7391420 Mar 11 2005, 10:03 AM

I think that was the plan...but the weather was nice... and it tracked straight from the start, so I think I put if off for a few thousand miles...

Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 11 2005, 10:09 AM

you might contact ed morrow to point you in the right direction for a shop to do an alignment. throw in a corner balance while you're spending.

k

Posted by: anthony Mar 11 2005, 10:16 AM

If you just do tie-rods and don't disturb the camber/caster setting on the strut all you need to do is adjust the toe. This is easily done by a competent DIYer. Do some searches on DIY alignement.

Posted by: 7391420 Mar 11 2005, 11:13 AM

Thanks guys, Anthony- I just looked over a few different procedures for adj the toe, I do it this weekend and see if it helps, if not I'll get a shop to do a 4 wheel allingment..

-Adam

Posted by: Jeroen Mar 11 2005, 09:08 PM

check your tires for un-even wear patterns...
that should give you a good indication about where the allignment is off

Posted by: r_towle Mar 11 2005, 09:35 PM

QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Mar 11 2005, 11:09 AM)
you might contact ed morrow to point you in the right direction for a shop to do an alignment. throw in a corner balance while you're spending.

k

the little foreign car shop...

Watertown square.

he races a 914, has an alignment rack and will also corner balance the car...

He is the only guy I could find to do a 914.

He has shims too..

Rich