Got my KWs V1 installed and heres my alignment .. please tell me if theres something wrong with it and what i need to do to fix it : thanks

 

i think the pic is self explanatory....unless your color blind

 

red= out of tolerance
green= within tolerance

tolerance= oem specs

 

hey jess...you still @ Osan? just did our annual tour there in oct...took a stroll through pyeongtek red light shops and damn! :P

 

If you dont understand caster, camber, toe, spring rate, compression dampening, and rebound dampening....you shouldn't be putting coilovers on your car.

 

Negative camber means the top of your tires leans to the inside of your car. More or less provides the ability to corner harder but since it's a DD fix it. If the alignment place couldn't do it I think you either need camber bolts or camber plates. Tire wear will occur in the inside of your tires.

 

qft

 

^^this

suspension tuning is a whole different animal when compared to engine tuning.

 

for the OP's sake, here's a simple walkthrough of the terminology etc

Wheel Alignment Explained

 

no comment...

 

I'm kind of confused by this whole thing...

OP, you're asking for someone to explain your alignment... What's wrong with your alignment? Is that not those values not what you asked for?

 

Thanks

 

Don't take it personally. Everyone had to learn sometime. None of us were born understanding all of this stuff, it takes time. Though if you ask questions like this on a forum, expect to get some answers like that. But Tesh provided you with a great link, and next time someone asks this question like this you can join in on the fun.

PS: I wish I could afford KW's. Come AutoX now!

 

^^ will do...still waiting for my sway bars, endlinks and some bushings then will do some autox hahaha

 

They're all correct, but perhaps a nicer way to say it would have been, "You should learn about and make sure you have at least a general understanding of suspension parameters before installing coilovers. It's better than learning AFTER installing."

My 2 cents: you just bought a 2011 WRX. Why not get used to how it runs stock, then start slowly building it? You'll have a greater appreciation for the improvements you're making on your car, plus doing so will provide you a smoother learning curve on a vehicle that is frankly quite powerful and handles differently than many other cars on the road that you may have had experience with.