Wondering how many people has misaligned rear axles on their Fits. I have a bit of toe in on my rear that I took into the dealership to get fixed under warranty. However, I found out the Fit happened to be the only car in the Honda fleet without an adjustable rear alignment.

Just wondering how widespread this problem is.

 

ehh i got it on my black car, kinda weird.
fuck you honda
i'll solve it when i get money to waste

white car had no problem with that

 

yea it came to a surprise to me when i had to rotate my tires

 

torsion rear beam axle should have been the first clue that the rear isn't camber/toe/caster adjustable. on eibach pro kit springs i've got 1.9 left and 1.5 right camber, 1.4 left and .9 right toe, caster is neutral

it sucks but i don't sweat it. the car drives in a straight line and the front tires dictate everything anyway.

 

I haven't had mine checked but I have been measuring tire wear and it's perfect.

 

Mine is off, I forget how much (Last April, I'll have to dig up the print-out) It was one side more than the other.

I seem to remember there are cam bolts avail, but all you can do with those is divide the difference down the middle, not adjust it out of each side.

See the beam is boxed welded rather thin sheetmetal, with hub plates welded on. What happens to a welded assembly like that, it can warp under the heat during manufacture and cooling.

I would not be surprised in the slightest if 2/3rds of them are out.

 

havent brought it in to check but.. i check tire wear as well... rears are wearing normally... im not gonna sweat it

 

After all the powerslides I've done in the snow I'd be shocked if mine is in alignment.

 

My car was within spec according to the manual but if you look at the specs they are a little wacky. They are not the same on both sides. I heard that it was to help with rear end stability but you don't notice it at all. My tires are wearing even.

 

Got my tires changed last week and they said my alignment was out. I was very surprised being that it is still a fairly new car. When I went to check before they removed my tires I could see the wear was very uneven. Gonna get Honda to check it but am I understanding from the previous posts that it can't be fixed? Is this a just deal with it situation?

Thanks,

Kris

 

Yeah, fixing it would require putting in shims and it's quite expensive. Kudos if you can get your Honda dealer to pick up the cost.

 

The poll is interesting, but I think the people having alignment checked at this stage suspect there's a problem so it's bound to be higher than the actual population of Fits.

Four wheel alignment started showing up relatively recently (90's?). It's only adjustable on cars with independent rear suspension. (Although I suspect gross adjustments could be made on some cars with solid rear ends). If it's out of spec, I'd be having Honda look at replacing the rear torsion beam (or the unitized-body. heh). If they say it's damage related I'd be looking at an insurance adjustment. Or just living with it.