Wheel Alignment cost?
you cannot adjust the stock camber.
It does not need adjustment under normal dropping circumstances. I think I've seen one set of cut springs that required a camber adjust, but that was probably the least of his worries at that point.
toe is the only adjustment you can do.
do not let a shop drill a damned thing on your car- least of all the holes for your suspension. If you want a camber kit, that's fine but you won't need it. (go to optionauto.com and get 4 bolts for $50 shipped- two for each side gives a max of -1.75)
I have yet to see an aftermarket spring that causes the alignment to go out of whack.
raising hell should always be a last resort. requesting that they show you in the documentation where it states that aftermarket parts/ sport suspensions void your warranty is a good start. If there is a clause, then politely ask if they can give you a prorated refund for the tiem you won't be able to use. Going in and yelling is a good way to leave with nothing.
Learn to do your own alignments. no excuses about "no place to do it". you got a buddy with 20X8 feet of asphalt that you can park your car on? you can do your own alignments. and you can do them more accurately than most shops AND you can do them so your camber and toe are adjusted using the centerline of the car, not the least out of whack tire (seriously, most places pick a tire and say this is what we're shooting for. a true alignment divides the car in half and aligns from there.) search here. google. writing in phrases to avoid yelling about searching....
good luck....
It does not need adjustment under normal dropping circumstances. I think I've seen one set of cut springs that required a camber adjust, but that was probably the least of his worries at that point.
toe is the only adjustment you can do.
do not let a shop drill a damned thing on your car- least of all the holes for your suspension. If you want a camber kit, that's fine but you won't need it. (go to optionauto.com and get 4 bolts for $50 shipped- two for each side gives a max of -1.75)
I have yet to see an aftermarket spring that causes the alignment to go out of whack.
raising hell should always be a last resort. requesting that they show you in the documentation where it states that aftermarket parts/ sport suspensions void your warranty is a good start. If there is a clause, then politely ask if they can give you a prorated refund for the tiem you won't be able to use. Going in and yelling is a good way to leave with nothing.
Learn to do your own alignments. no excuses about "no place to do it". you got a buddy with 20X8 feet of asphalt that you can park your car on? you can do your own alignments. and you can do them more accurately than most shops AND you can do them so your camber and toe are adjusted using the centerline of the car, not the least out of whack tire (seriously, most places pick a tire and say this is what we're shooting for. a true alignment divides the car in half and aligns from there.) search here. google. writing in phrases to avoid yelling about searching....
good luck....
I'm getting really frustrated right now. I just need to find a place in Northern VA that does alignments on lowered cars. All traditional shops don't do it. I just need something before I tires go bald!
Fox
Fox
Originally Posted by livelyjay
There are a few shops you could go to, why not just take it up to AMS in Gaithersburg, MD? There is also ISPRacing, which is right off the 495 loop in MD.
but I think my tires are shredded to hell right now. !!NOTE: GET AN ALIGNMENT WITHIN 100 MILES OF INSTALL OR SUFFER!!
Fox ::crying::
Got the alignment done at Ultimate. Found out that my tires are about to go... the guy said I had about 15k left on them.. sucks cause I only have about 7k on them now ... anyway, a couple things:
1.) The suspension feels sooo much better now that I have the alignment.
2.) If you do the install yourself make sure you tighten everything down, I didn't and that's what was causing the horrible camber issues I was having, and the cause for tires going bad.
3.) The guys at Ultimate did a great job and I would and will go back when I need another alignment
Fox
1.) The suspension feels sooo much better now that I have the alignment.
2.) If you do the install yourself make sure you tighten everything down, I didn't and that's what was causing the horrible camber issues I was having, and the cause for tires going bad.
3.) The guys at Ultimate did a great job and I would and will go back when I need another alignment
Fox
It was 105 bucks I think. My coilovers weren't tightened to OEM spec though so they charged me 45 bucks to tighten them for me... But they did an awesome job. Hey Nasdale... Why aren't you a member of DCevoClub? Check my sig and come join us.
Fox
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whoa whoa whoa fox, u paid 45 bucks for someone to tighten ur bolts???? even if it meant the use of a torque wrench u could have bought a torque wrench with that money and ....had that tool for life i dunno
i dunno
It was 105 bucks I think. My coilovers weren't tightened to OEM spec though so they charged me 45 bucks to tighten them for me... But they did an awesome job. Hey Nasdale... Why aren't you a member of DCevoClub? Check my sig and come join us.
Damn, that is expensive!!! $45 for some bolts????
Damn, that is expensive!!! $45 for some bolts????
Anyone in Maryland looking for somewhere to take a lowered car for an alignment, take it to Mr. Tire. They told me if they can get it on the rack, they can do the alignment. I am dropped about two inches on my coilovers and they did not have a problem and did a great job.
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