user22 wrote in
> My 2001 has 66k miles on it and has been a very good car. One thing Ive
> noticed is that it is very bad in the snow and rain. Not so much the
> traction of the front wheels but the back end tends to try and swing out
> all the time. Ive not had this problem with other front wheel drive
> cars. Ive also noticed that the car tends to wear out rear tires faster
> than front tires. They tend to wear on one edge on both sides like they
> would if your allignment was off if it was the front. So, my question
> is, is there any allignment adjustment for the rear suspension for these
> cars? Can the 2 big strut bolts be loosened from the hub and the wheels
> be tilted in or out like the front does? Can you adjust the caster or
> camber or toe-in? Or is the whole deal just set at the factory and there
> is no provision for future allignment? If it werent for the poor wet
> handling this would be a great car.
>
toe-in is the biggest enemy of FWD rear alignment issues. if their are no
adjustments we normally shim (washers) the bearing hubs until pointed
straight........not really all that unusual. shame you have to trash 2
tires to realize it.
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