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This has really been bugging me and wondering if anyone can help or has seen this before...

The tire on my drivers side sticks out more than my passenger side (pic below)

Also its seems like the tire on the drivers side is a little higher up and the passenger side is lower (Pic below)

I installed the SR performance rear toe links and took it to a shop for an alignment. The car drives straight but seems a bit less stable since getting the alignment.

Any help is very much appreciated.
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I'd say the cradle isn't centered. That's the typical cause of that.
 

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yep subframe isn't aligned does it feel a little like its crabbing almost ?
 
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I'd say the cradle isn't centered. That's the typical cause of that.
I thought it would be something like that. Thanks for the input!
 
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yep subframe isn't aligned does it feel a little like its crabbing almost ?
Yep, the ass end feels like it doesnt move in sync with the front of the car while turning
 

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you can do it yourself on the drive no need for a mechanic to do it slacken off the sub frame bolts with car on stands wheels hanging use jack under diff to hold its weight find the sub frame alignment holes stick a screw driver through and pull it center again.
bmr cb005 should hold it in place afterwards if you have it i'm not sure how good the steeda subframe braces really are.
 

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Can you post your alignment sheet?
 
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Can you post your alignment sheet?
I didnt get one :( they put it back to "stock"...obviously not all of it lol.

Im taking it back to them to realign it. If you dont mind me asking...What do you recommend having them setting it at?
 

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Since you already have most of the Steeda package, get yourself their alignment pins to center the cradle. You will have to get it re-aligned after that.
 

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I have the same issue after installing bmr differential bushings, cradle bushing, double adjustable control arms, performance lowering springs, double adjustable Viking shocks and solid vertical links. I tried to loosen and adjust my cradle over but with the cradle bushings you have little to no play to move the cradle over. It aligns perfectly with the alignment holes dead center. Very curious what you end up doing or if anyone has any suggestions as to what else can cause it. Btw I also installed different axles and driveshaft but that shouldn't change it. Ideas??
 

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if its lined up perfectly with alignment holes then its square and you shouldn't have more poke on one side than other unless you've got mad camber going on .
 

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I have noticed the same thing with my car, before and after spring install. Don't remember the exact #s but my rear alignment was pretty much identical from side to side, yet the top of my passenger side rear tire is nearly flush with the fender and my driver's side seem sunken in a tiny bit. Car drives straight and handles totally fine so it doesn't bother me too much, nice to see I'm not the only one lol
 

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Mine is the same way after I had a shop do all my Bmr stuff. I just haven't taken it apart to center it. My alignment is good though.
 

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I have those Steeda alignment items already. I actually had my car in to do some other work and showed it to the tech there and figured out what the actual deal is.

One of the tires is straight up and down and the other one is cambered in quite a bit causing it to look like one wheel is sticking out further than the other but really they just did a shit job of aligning the rear tires
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