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I am making a couple more purchases soon and will most likely get camber plates and links by the summer along with installing the front center bump steer...
04-28-2013, 11:27 PM
#84
So I went to AI once again. This time, if anything is my least satisfied visit out of all of the times. They were only able to get it "as close as possible" and there is a difference of .1 camber in the rear. Car veers right now slightly when letting go of the steering wheel. Oh, and their tire pressure gauge is so out of calibration. It reads like 6 psi lower than actual. I thought they had changed my tire pressure for some reason because the numbers on the sheet was way low! It was done quite fast too, under 45 minutes. I was quoted 100-120, and ended up having to pay 120 for a not exact alignment.
Confident alignment shops/ techs are harder and harder to find now. How come my buddy who worked at a dealership was able to get it spot on point for point........
Honestly I can do my own alignments. I need a rack.
04-28-2013, 11:35 PM
#85
Spoke to the alignment tech for my most recent alignment. He said he won't even do the rear because he doesn't have the right tools in his toolbox to do the rear. He did the rear once with camber bolts and wasn't able to tighten it properly, so the bolt slipped. They agreed to do my front, but I don't think they were aware that I have 2 sets of camber bolts up front. Anyways, they told me to go to AI because they were unable or not confident enough to try. Said they are ordering a new rear alignment gear from Hunter and will be able to do alignments with the wheels off......... Really. It was possible all the other times with different people.
So I went to AI once again. This time, if anything is my least satisfied visit out of all of the times. They were only able to get it "as close as possible" and there is a difference of .1 camber in the rear. Car veers right now slightly when letting go of the steering wheel. Oh, and their tire pressure gauge is so out of calibration. It reads like 6 psi lower than actual. I thought they had changed my tire pressure for some reason because the numbers on the sheet was way low! It was done quite fast too, under 45 minutes. I was quoted 100-120, and ended up having to pay 120 for a not exact alignment.
Confident alignment shops/ techs are harder and harder to find now. How come my buddy who worked at a dealership was able to get it spot on point for point........
Honestly I can do my own alignments. I need a rack.
So I went to AI once again. This time, if anything is my least satisfied visit out of all of the times. They were only able to get it "as close as possible" and there is a difference of .1 camber in the rear. Car veers right now slightly when letting go of the steering wheel. Oh, and their tire pressure gauge is so out of calibration. It reads like 6 psi lower than actual. I thought they had changed my tire pressure for some reason because the numbers on the sheet was way low! It was done quite fast too, under 45 minutes. I was quoted 100-120, and ended up having to pay 120 for a not exact alignment.
Confident alignment shops/ techs are harder and harder to find now. How come my buddy who worked at a dealership was able to get it spot on point for point........
Honestly I can do my own alignments. I need a rack.
Now you have me worried Pho which means... that i'll need to work my *** off for the next month to get things quickly without messing around with my alignment a lot... Hopefully the one in Fremont does a good enough job that I can live with for a couple weeks-1.5 months.. so I have time to order stuff.
04-28-2013, 11:57 PM
#86
Now you have me worried Pho which means... that i'll need to work my *** off for the next month to get things quickly without messing around with my alignment a lot... Hopefully the one in Fremont does a good enough job that I can live with for a couple weeks-1.5 months.. so I have time to order stuff.Currently your rear camber is not adjustable (correct?), so it would not matter much for the rear factor of the alignment. You can just get the front's aligned.
04-29-2013, 12:03 AM
#87
I'm a very precise and meticulous person. If you do not share the same values or expectations as me, then you might not receive the same experience as a consumer.
Currently your rear camber is not adjustable (correct?), so it would not matter much for the rear factor of the alignment. You can just get the front's aligned.
Currently your rear camber is not adjustable (correct?), so it would not matter much for the rear factor of the alignment. You can just get the front's aligned.
04-29-2013, 12:47 AM
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Spoke to the alignment tech for my most recent alignment. He said he won't even do the rear because he doesn't have the right tools in his toolbox to do the rear. He did the rear once with camber bolts and wasn't able to tighten it properly, so the bolt slipped. They agreed to do my front, but I don't think they were aware that I have 2 sets of camber bolts up front. Anyways, they told me to go to AI because they were unable or not confident enough to try. Said they are ordering a new rear alignment gear from Hunter and will be able to do alignments with the wheels off......... Really. It was possible all the other times with different people.
So I went to AI once again. This time, if anything is my least satisfied visit out of all of the times. They were only able to get it "as close as possible" and there is a difference of .1 camber in the rear. Car veers right now slightly when letting go of the steering wheel. Oh, and their tire pressure gauge is so out of calibration. It reads like 6 psi lower than actual. I thought they had changed my tire pressure for some reason because the numbers on the sheet was way low! It was done quite fast too, under 45 minutes. I was quoted 100-120, and ended up having to pay 120 for a not exact alignment.
Confident alignment shops/ techs are harder and harder to find now. How come my buddy who worked at a dealership was able to get it spot on point for point........
Honestly I can do my own alignments. I need a rack.
The rear is fixed so I plan on talking with a couple at the meet on Wed to see what the next step is. I can get the front done and yeah I do like things to be very precise and when I do things to my car I like doing it correctly and not having to go back and redo things if I skip steps. I figured sways, koni, and rce blacks with steering rack bushings is a good start. I plan to do my next install with Mert once I get the camber plates and lateral links since I have a couple other things I want done too. Thanks for the suggestion btw on RBMS.. I was VERY pleased with what he did and the price was pretty damn good for how long he worked on the car.
04-29-2013, 12:54 AM
#90
Motorsport Techniques in Hayward are awesome. I know lots of people who autocross with us that go there.
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