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No chance to follow through for 3 weeks, but I'll post when I've done.

The Note has drums on the rear so that's good! I plan to insert feeler gauges as shims, notched with a V to line up with the hub bolts, plus plenty of locite on the bolts. Henry

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=18nfch&s=5 Fingers crossed! Henry

Below is the alignment chart: http://F:\Dad's\Car\Nissan Note\rear tracking1 Or maybe not? Henry

Hi Tony, Thanks for your interest, and no I have not tried Nissan. I bought the 2007 car in 2008 so cannot be sure of its early history except that it is HPI clear. The tracked was measured in 2009 with the result posted above. Believing that the rear was not adjustable and that therefore beam replacement was the extreme and costly fix I decided to put up with it. Now that I know a bit more I am inclined to try shimmimg - not the best practice and unlikely to be condoned by Nissan I suggest. I have tried a few times to add the alignment chart but I think the file may be too big. I'll try again as a seperate ost. Regards, Henry

I have very similar rear toe-out mearurements (25' and 20' toe out) to lancslad, resulting in uneven and fast tyre wear (average 13000 per pair in 40000 miles) and a poor ride over sunken manholes even on a straight road. I have calculated that shimming the rear hubs on my car using 0.135mm feelers would bring the wheel rims within the limit of toe-in specified. I think What Car? may have missed the point that you had toe-out, whereas the spec was for toe-in. Did you manage to resolve your problem? Regards Henry