I recently bought some new shoes for my R56, Penny. I had them do an alignment with the new tires, and when I went to pick her up they explained that the front tires were good to go, but the rear tires had some toe that they could not adjust. My understanding was that a lack of adjustable control arms prevented camber adjustment, but the toe could be fixed. My question is twofold:

1. Am I correct in thinking that the toe can be adjusted?
2. Is it worth going back when they are off by less than a degree (19' and 02' for left and right, respectively)

Any insight would be greatly helpful!

Stan

 

To adjust toe you need to loosen three bolts that hold the rear arms to the frame. Then swing in or out to get what you need.

 

Hmm, interesting. I was just told about 1.5 weeks ago that my frame must be bent because my right rear is towed (outward in the front) and they dialed in the adjustment all that they could do. I think mine is off by .82 though. So alot more than yours. My car hasn't been in an accident, but I did have a shop install a new Bilstein B12 Pro Kit a month ago. I've been wondering what they could have screwed up or if it was something else. I'd be very curious on your findings!

 

If anything in the front is bent it would be the front shock/strut tower(s). Search mushrooming strut tower.

 

Thanks for the input! I'm probably going to just go have a chat with them; I'll let you know what I find out. I put in an Alta 25mm rear sway bar as well as new springs all around so I suspect they might be the ones responsible for it.

 

I have Ohlins coilovers and was able to get -2.5 mm in the rear both sides. I was looking for -1.5mm. But I'm ok with the -2.5. I think if I tried to get the -1.5 I could of gotten it.