[Garyb4me]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Alignment has two components, toe and camber. The alignment you described is adjusting the toe. Camber on QT’s can’t be adjusted as set up from the factory. There are aftermarket front shocks that are available that are designed to allow camber adjustment. Adjusting camber changes the toe settling, so camber needs to be done first, then toe. QT’s come from the factory with noticeable negative camber, which give the cart both better handling and a little more stability, but wears the tires faster when being primarily driven on pavement. The negative camber is best for fleet golf carts primarily driven on turf, but not for Personal Transportation Vehicles primarily driven on pavement. Unfortunately, Yamaha doesn’t differentiate, all carts have the same front end setup.

After much research and consideration, I decided not to add the aftermarket shocks and live with the negative camber and rotating the tires. After considering the cost and effort of replacing the factory shocks, I figured it would be better to use the money/time on replacing tires more frequently. Also, as the aftermarket shocks wear in, it would have been necessary to periodically readjust the camber and toe, something I didn’t want to deal with. Hope that helps clarify things.

Wonderful explanation and detailed description of QT's alignment subject. One further question...as there are several ways to rotate cart tires, which method is best? Thanks.