Ls400 Alignment Specs

pishta · November 22, 2007

Looked for a few minutes on the internet for track width specs to see if my toe out was screwed up, found this handy table. Now to get my steering wheel straightened out!

new2mud · November 30, 2007

Looked for a few minutes on the internet for track width specs to see if my toe out was screwed up, found this handy table. Now to get my steering wheel straightened out!

Thanks!

Is this an official Lexus chart?

91LS400vgb · November 30, 2007

Thanks Pishta. This is great timing because I wanted to check the toe on my 91 LS as well. My friend is going to lend me a wheel alignment gauge and I'm going to see if I can get a good measurement in my garage. LOL - my steering wheel also needs to be straightened out.

pishta · December 1, 2007

Thanks Pishta. This is great timing because I wanted to check the toe on my 91 LS as well. My friend is going to lend me a wheel alignment gauge and I'm going to see if I can get a good measurement in my garage. LOL - my steering wheel also needs to be straightened out.

I did a down and dirty toe in alignment with a piece of smooth rope. I know the front and rear track are identical, so I tied off the rope to the rear sway bar and wrapped the rope around the rear of the tire tread, 1/2 way up. I then ran the tight rope through the front tire outside edge, 1/2 way up and noted the alignment of the front tires. Mine were off about 1/8 toe in on one side and almost straight on the other. I made sure the steering wheel was straight and went at the tie rods. I was able to get the wheel straight and the toe in back to 0 after a few adjustments and then pushing the car forward a few feet and then back to get the tires to adjust to the tie rod changes. Seeing the toe in is .09 +- .09, I will live with 0. My wheel has a very slight left turn correction but I blame that on the crowned roads here. A proper alignment at a shop can factor this phenom in and get it straight up. I tried laser levels and chalk lines, etc, but in a KISS moment (keep it simple, stupid) I remembered the rope trick and it has even removed a slight vibration I had at highway speed, most likely a tire scrub vibe.

91LS400vgb · December 2, 2007

Very cool, pishta. I've been reading about a few of the different mthods of checking toe using lasers, chalk lines, or rope. The following links demonstrate similar ways of checking toe using string:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread...80#post18644680

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7388