Cv axle and alignment

[milano_red]

This might be a dumb question, but i was curious if the cv axle throw the front end out of alignment? Or atleast make it pull to one way or another?

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[Prozon]

The CV axle should not. But lowering can cause your alignment to be off.

 

[milano_red]

Well after I adjusted my coilovers I had it aligned, and it still pulls to the right, and I know my driver side axle is going out

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[Prozon]

Try rotating your tires.

 

[BeatBox]

Well after I adjusted my coilovers I had it aligned, and it still pulls to the right, and I know my driver side axle is going out

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my passenger side cv is going out and so MY car now pulls the right....didnt have that problem before it started to go.

 

[Prozon]

Interesting. There's no logical reason why a CV axle would cause it to pull, not to mention I had pretty much ran my CV axle until it sounded like a rock grinder when you turned.. and it drove straight as could be.

 

[milano_red]

Try rotating your tires.

Well the front two are wearing uneven. But according to the shop who aligned it said it was perfect. Only thing was that it had -camber

my passenger side cv is going out and so MY car now pulls the right....didnt have that problem before it started to go.

A logical (in my head) reason that I think that it may be affecting it is with the driver side going bad maybe its putting more pressure/stress on the passenger side, which might make it pull. But then again I don't know a whole lot about this kinda thing...

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[mjones73]

It's not the CV joint, it has no control over the alignment...

What do you mean it has "camber?" Is it still off? That can cause uneven tire wear.

 

[milano_red]

What do you mean it has "camber?" Is it still off? That can cause uneven tire wear.

The front has neg. Camber.

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[mjones73]

How negative? Is it even on both sides? Most likely that's your wear problem.

 

[milano_red]

I really know I will have to look the the invoice. How would you correct it? A camber kit?

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[Prozon]

Ask a different shop. You're not "perfect" if you have negative camber.

 

[milano_red]

Ask a different shop. You're not "perfect" if you have negative camber.

Yea I might do that this weekend. I don't mind the camber part, its the uneven wear that gets me.

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[mjones73]

How are they wearing unevenly? Can help determine the cause.

 

[pbteg11]

the goal of an alignment is to set the toe to zero not the camber the shop can't adjust that without him havin the kit