Alignment help for new set up

[thebaldlatino5.0]

So I recently put a new set up on over the weekend. Going from stock performance pack wheels with Pirellis(255/275/40/19), to nitto invo tires and SVE R350 wheels. Specs are 19x10/11, on 285/35/19 fronts and 325/30/19 rears.

My alignment I got done back in May was for the performance pack wheel set up.

Front:
Camber: -1.2DR/-1.0PR
Caster: 6.9DR/7.0PR
Toe: -0.01DR/-0.01PR
Total Toe: -0.03
Steer Ahead: 0.00

Rear:
Camber: -1.7DR/-1.3PR
Toe: 0.13DR/0.14PR
Total Toe: 0.27
Thrust Angle: -0.01

Now the rear tires do sit evenly on both sides in the way of poking out. Roughly a finger tip. EVENLY. Secondly, I do have the IRS alignment dowels to install as well. Not sure if that's any help. If I need to install those to have the perfect alignment, please send suggestions or tips on how to do it. I've tried, and its barely off. But couldn't get it centered properly enough.

Just don't know if i'm gonna need an alignment, as I've heard different answers from anyone I ask.

Any comments, suggestions, thoughts, would be greatly appreciated. Especially on how to install the IRS alignment kit from Steeda.

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[Vicr]

Alignment is optional with new wheels and tires unless you want to set up for non-street driving ie Strip or Track and for install Steeda has the instructions on their website and Youtube has videos for just about all the Steeda installations.

 

[NightmareMoon]

Once a year is plenty often enough for alignments. When you mount new tires, its not a bad idea to get an alignment if its been a while, but May '20 isn't very long ago. If it was May '19 I might get the alignment checked.

The wheels/tires won't should not affect the basic alignment. If its good, its good.

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

Mostly a daily driver/backroad driver.

and Yeah, I gotta talk to steeda probably and get with them the best way to do it. Did you do your own, @Vicr ?

NightmareMoon, Thank you.

 

[Bear_Stang]

Go to firestone and sign up for the lifetime alignment. 200 bones and you have "free" alignments for the life of your car. I neglected to do this when I first put suspension on Sig; I let the dealership align the car. The disadvantage of not going the firestone route was that I ended up needed about 4 more alignments over a year.

Last month, I went ahead and grabbed Firestone's lifetime alignment and they even caught something that my dealer missed... The rear camber bolt slot had a burr that was causing the alignments to shift, not hold, or not even set correctly during the alignment process. I will do a full write up on this in the bullitt forum when I get a chance, but firestone could have caught this a year ago and I would have saved a nice chunk of change.

As for steeda stats, I have an absurdly long email chain with Rodney concerning their suspension, please see below for an excerpt:
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"Below is the OE settings from Ford for front end alignment.
I RED is what we typically shoot for:

Front alignment:
OE Camber = -1.0 deg (+/-0.8 deg)
OE Caster = 7.2 deg (+/-0.8 deg)
OE Toe = 0.00 deg (+/-0.2 deg)
Steeda Street Camber = -1.1 deg
Steeda Street Caster = 7.5 deg
Steeda Street Toe = 0.0 deg

Rear Alignment:
OE Camber = -1.2 (+/-0.8 deg)
OE Toe = 0.1 deg. (+/-0.2 deg)
Steeda Street Camber = -1.5 deg
Steeda Street Toe = 0.1 deg"
-----
TLDR: FIND A FIRESTONE, AND GET AN ALIGNMENT TO THE RED SPECS ABOVE.

 

[bmrylnd5]

My firestone turned me away and said they don't do custom specs, only specs aligned to your VIN :/

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

That's shitty. I need to see if there is one near me. I've got 3 year warranty and alignments with Goodyear as well.

 

[bmrylnd5]

yeah tell me about it...I even had the lifetime alignment...luckily I got my money's worth, but still.

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

I know one thing I need to do is put in my IRS alignment kit then fix the rear alignment.

 

[bmrylnd5]

if yours was like mine, mine was hella out of alignment, I had to get all 4 bolts out on a lift and pry it back into place with a long screw driver

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

Mine's very slightly off. its shifted to the right. Any tips on install?

 

[bmrylnd5]

if you can do it on a lift, it'll be alot easier. I did it on jack stands and I spent most of my time prying at weird angles and trying to get my jack underneath to support it. Doable for sure, but a pain in the ass. I eventually went to a shop to install rear diff bushes, and used their lift. It required me to drop the subframe, but I had a much easier time getting it back aligned on the lift. Other than that it's a pretty straight forward install. Should be back on the road in no time

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

Ok Bill. I tried before, was only really able to put the rears in. I tried it on jackstands, which is what ima have to do. Did you undo the shocks as well or just undid the subframe bolts and shift it like that?

 

[bmrylnd5]

Nah I didn't have to do anything besides remove the 21mm blue bolts and of course the front brackets. Albeit mine was very unaligned so I removed all 4 and was able to easily manipulate it with the help with a long screwdriver to pry where I want (helps to have a friend too).

 

[thebaldlatino5.0]

Hmmm ima have to try it again eventually.

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