Greetings, I am looking over Brutals spec sheet and the note about total front toe being set as close to + 26 degrees as possible. Is this note specific for the 03 and up or for the first generation s type? Having replaced the worn bushings I had it aligned and now it pulls to the left and is twitchy, hunting to left and right on our bumpy roads.

 

My notes from a few years ago show that Brutal's custom alignment specs supposedly cover all S-Types, but there were indeed some suspension upgrades over the years. Confirmation from Brutal would be a good idea here....

 

Thanks Jon, I think you are right... + 26 total toe for the front all years cheers!

 

Which bushing did you have replaced and was it difficult to do?

 

One other thing: 0.26 deg total toe means 1mm inward on front edge of each front rim. This is easy to verify with string and digital gauge at home.

total front toe is: tan 0.26 = toe/rim dia
each front toe is: half of above

 

I replaced the two big ones on the front lower arms and the ones on the rear lowers, total of 6. The big ones with the eccentric (front arms) were easier to replace. I got the bushings from Duezt place on ebay. those rear bushings are 100th of an inch oversized and I had to hog out the control arm with die grinder to get them in. And they were all the same size as in the width of those bushings so I had to shim 2 of them.

 

Thanks. What difference did you notice after the bushing replacement?

 

Hi Tony, Well it did get rid of some more clunks and squeaks but now the alignment is still off and or else some different tires on the rear will clear up a squirrely feel when driving... find out on monday. Fuze on rears with dunlops on front is not a good thing.

 

I'm wondering if you got the squirrely feeling sorted on 5/12(monday). What did you find?
I also have squirrely feeling over larger bumps. I think rear tie rods may be worn and causing momentary toe out over bumps. Waiting on your findings..,

 

Still not sorted out... Tires were not the issue. I ordered new bolts for the front lowercontrol arm because the eccentric washers were missing on my car so the tech can make easy adjustments when alignment is performed. After i instal them I will take it to another shop for alignment and see what happens. The new bushings i installed on the front lower control arms (the big ones) are suspect. When it was on the lift gettting tires I checked those bushings with a pry bar and one was very easy to move [and they move quite a a lot] while the other side one was just a little less easy to move. I had their alignment guy feel that with the bar, he said "if you had not told me they were just replaced I would have thought them to be worn out"! It could be them and I will have to get a 3rd alignment done if I change them out again...