# '88 Samurai alignment

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-samurai-alignment/31185>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** alignment\
**Created:** [May 30, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-samurai-alignment/31185 "2009-05-30T17:14:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![turtle\_boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@turtle\_boy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/turtle_boy)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-samurai-alignment/31185/1 "2009-05-30T17:14:54Z")

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Steering wheel is crooked. It is driving me insane. Had a front end alignment. No good. Neighbor said, you need a 4 wheel alignment, a mechanic said you can’t do 4 wheel alignments on Samurai’s. he said I need a leaf spring hardware kit, u-bolts and nuts, guide bolts for leaf springs. Or maybe there is a problem with the leaf springs themselves in that bolt holes could be oval instead of round. Is this the case, or is my neighbor right?  
  
 Thanks for the assist.

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**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-samurai-alignment/31185/2 "2009-05-30T18:09:02Z")

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It is true that there is no adjustment in the rear suspension, so there is no four wheel alignment. Badly worn rear suspension components can cause the steering wheel to be off-center and will also give you the sensation and appearance that you are driving down the road at an awkward angle. You can still have a good alignment shop set it up as a four wheel alignment and if the rear measurements are far off, you have damage somewhere.