Begin daily spraying all of the attachment and alignment points with PB Blaster or the like at least a week before the work is done.
wheel alignment
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Racer
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From: Pleasant Hill CA
wheel alignment
had my front end alignment done and car feels good and steers good. however the alignment shop did not align the rear of the car as he said he does not have
the proper shims? he also stated that the front alignment is the most important and the rear aliignment is not that important. he said my rear alignment was
out 3 degrees.
my question is should i be concerned about the rear? should i take it to another shop and have the rear aligned??? how important is the rear alignment?
thanks for any help and information.
the proper shims? he also stated that the front alignment is the most important and the rear aliignment is not that important. he said my rear alignment was
out 3 degrees.
my question is should i be concerned about the rear? should i take it to another shop and have the rear aligned??? how important is the rear alignment?
thanks for any help and information.
Burning Brakes
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me personally I would want it done . .you can buy the shims online and take them with you to the alignment place. Depends on how much you drive and no its not as critical as the front
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What does “out by 3 degrees” mean? What’s out camber? Then that’s a lot. Any good alignment should include a printout of before and after readings both front and rear even if a rear was not performed. Anybody that makes a statement like “the rear doesn’t really matter” I would be looking for a new shop. JMHO. .
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Do you have a sheet with all all the alignment sheets? If so, post if. If not go to a shop that has modern four wheel alignment equipment with some correct shims to get the toe-in properly set., and get the hard copy of the initial and final settings. Search for threads started by me for how to set rear toe, and also search sport and touring alignment settings.
Duke
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I was taught back in the late 70's that you always did the rear first and then the front other wise the front could still be out . i would be looking for another shop that has experience in corvettes
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Find a shop that knows how to correctly align a C-2, C-3 Corvette. The tech will have gray or white hair. Bring your alignment specs with you. They are different for radial tires vs. bias ply tires. Lastly, make sure you can easily loosen the pivot bolt and shims. If the bolt is frozen or the shims are rusted, you are in for some work making the parts removable. If not an NCRS car and you have to change out the shims, consider slotted stainless steel shims from a 69 plus C-3. If frozen, prepare to pull some hair out. 
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Find a shop that knows how to correctly align a C-2, C-3 Corvette. The tech will have gray or white hair. Bring your alignment specs with you. They are different for radial tires vs. bias ply tires. Lastly, make sure you can easily loosen the pivot bolt and shims. If the bolt is frozen or the shims are rusted, you are in for some work making the parts removable. If not an NCRS car and you have to change out the shims, consider slotted stainless steel shims from a 69 plus C-3. If frozen, prepare to pull some hair out. . Jerry
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I'm going to start a thread on string-aligning a C2 in the near future. I did it on my 67 and it turned out great. There is no one locally I can trust to do it (the expert passed away last year), so I figured it out on my own (like most things).
Burning Brakes
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i look forward to reading this.
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Thanks,
Mike T - Prescott AZ
