Re: '98 Camry Alignment problems (update)

Hello all!

I wanted to thank everyone for the suggestions they gave, I think my problems are solved.

I think there was actually a tire problem combined with some misalignment. When I swapped tires on the right side, the pulling was reduced (but still there).

I concluded since changing the tire made a difference, one or more of my tires must have been out of round. So, I replaced the Yokohama Avid H4s (directional) with new Yokohama YK420s (non-directional).

With the new tires, the pulling was almost gone. I figured an alignment would take care of anything else, so I took it to the Toyota dealer and had them do it. The alignment was off only slightly, but enough to make a difference.

Now, after doing both, the car tracks *perfectly*, the ride is very smooth, there is no pulling and I'm very happy!

As an aside, I did notice with the new tires, road noise was even less than with the H4s and the ride was smoother. I found this surprising considering the YK420 has a tire harder compound vs. H4. The YK420 is rated for 65k mi and the H4 is rated for 45k mi.

Anyway, I got a print out from the dealer and felt everyone could benefit from the *alignment specifications*, so here they are.

Alignment Specs for Camry '97-99, 6 cylinder :

Left Front:

Camber Range: -1.4 deg to 0.1 deg Caster Range: 1.4 deg to 2.9 deg Toe Range: -0.1 deg to 0.1 deg SAI Range: 12.3 deg to 13.8 deg Included Angle Range:11.0 deg to 14.0 deg Turning Angle Diff. (nothing specified)

Right Front(same as left front):

Camber Range: -1.4 deg to 0.1 deg Caster Range: 1.4 deg to 2.9 deg Toe Range: -0.1 deg to 0.1 deg SAI Range: 12.3 deg to 13.8 deg Included Angle Range:11.0 deg to 14.0 deg Turning Angle Diff. (nothing specified)

Front:

Cross Camber Range: -0.8 deg to 0.8 deg Cross Caster Range: -0.8 deg to 0.8 deg Total Toe Range: -0.20 deg to 0.20 deg

Left Rear:

Camber Range: -1.5 deg to 0.0 deg Toe Range: 0.10 deg to 0.30 deg

Right Rear(same as left):

Camber Range: -1.5 deg to 0.0 deg Toe Range: 0.10 deg to 0.30 deg

Rear:

Total Toe Range: 0.20 deg to 0.60 deg Thrust Angle: Not specified (on my car it's is 0.01 deg)

Thanks again everyone! TR.

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Glad to hear the offending tire(s) have been replaced and now you know the alignment is perfect...just dont hit any curbs and it will stay that way a long time.

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