rhino1616

2002 Mazda Protege 5 w/ 121,000km. My back tires went bald after 1 year. I was told to change front struts & have alignment done. I installed new struts in front & had wheel alignment done at local tire shop (they only change tires & alignments). They couldn't completely re-align my wheels. They said they're not a mechanic shop but it could be anything. They gave me a print of the closest they could get to spec. Can anyone suggest why my wheels cant go into full alignment? I don't understand the numbers on the read out and why my wheels cant completely be put into alignment
IE: SAI, Toe, Thrust angle
Ive attached my readout, can anyone make out whats possibly wrong?

Thank you

djs2571

since most of the primary angles changed, but the secondaries didn't change at all - i'd vote the calculations aren't correct. The rear toe-in should be adjustable, and much more even than what's shown (0.05 deg left vs 1 deg right).

the goal is not JUST to be within spec, but even and centered in the spec... Having both numbers to the left (high camber on one side and low on the other) can cause big drivability issues. So try to center everything you can midway on the spec, with good tires, then drive. After a set of tires, depending where it's worn, you can see what number (camber / toe in) that needs to be changed to correct the wear issue. And then that is the ideal setup for the car.

One way to speed that up, is with a new set of tires - paint the tread face (in strips across the tire) after the alignment. Check often to see where the paint is wearing off quickest, and that lets you know what's off spec.