Riviera

Can anyone enlighten me if ~5degs steering wheel offset clockwise is normal?? At stop, it is at absolute 0deg i.e. aligned with the speedo dash.

I got mine alignment checked the other day with local tyres shop. It was worse before more ~45degs coz I hit the curb. But the guy said it's normal as you can't have perfect 0deg to do with cambers, road surface, etc.

Is that right?

It feels a little ackward not having steering wheel at exact 0deg when driving as it seems that my brain keeps telling me to get it straight.

vollrathian

that doesnt sound right to me.....

zzziippyyy

a good alignment tech can get your steering wheel straight to to your wheels and if you have suspension damage they can assess and advise you on repair if needed. there is no reason to have your wheel off 5 degrees.

They can however set your alignment to compensate for road crown, not advised and that will cause your wheel to be off. Get it set to factory spec and go from there.

Riviera

^^^ They didn't say anything on suspension damage so I believe they're ok. They feel ok.

I think I need to go back there to get it right

Stratocaster

Ok the car can be aligned two ways.
1. it will drive straight on a flat surface
2. It will drive straight on a crowned road

If they do #2, they have to comp for the crown. That normally means they do not mirror the alignment settings for the car and center the wheel. You will find your self pulling a bit on the wheel.

if they do #1, what I perfer, they mirror the settings exactly from side to side. Both front and rear. The car will handle better on flat surfaces, and will corner like a dream, to the right or left.

On a flat surface driving striaght, is the wheel straight?

Riviera

There is virtually no flat road here in Aus. We have one of the worst road.

I think #2 is more probable as they did test drive around the suburban area and like I said although smooth road are nowhere near flat if you know what I mean.

I noticed this problem more while driving on highway.

kin670

my alignment was off 5 degrees to the left and i went to sears and its now 5 degrees off to the right

its all about the alignment shop, the s2k has a real sensitive short steering rack and if the mechanic didnt align it right it will be off

im gonna spend a little more and find a better shop

DER MotorSports

Typically the wheel being off is a reflection of thrust - realign