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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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I'm looking for a good place to take my 73 for a 4 wheel alignment in one of the following locations:

Lancaster / Palmdale
Los Angeles Area
Bakersfield
Victorville

Any suggestions out there?

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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Got a Chevrolet garage near you? Any local Corvette clubs? You could ask where the club members take their cars and who they trust.

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 02:41 AM
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I wouldn't trust the local dealership to put air in the tires.
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Look for a spring and axle shop in the area. They usually know how to do four wheel alignments since they work on all types of suspension systems.

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I replaced the trailing arm on my vette, and needed a 4 wheel alignment. To find a good shop I did not ask "IF" they did rear end corvette alignments, but "HOW" they did rear end corvette alignments.

I took my 75 to Wheel Works in San Jose. The reason is that the person I was talking to said that they adjust rear end toe in/out by replacing the shims in the trailing arms. I asked to see the shims they use, and he showed me the correct ones. I am not saying that this makes them an expert, but at least they had the right stuff to do the alignment.

By the way it took them over 5 hours to do the alignment because of getting to the shims in the non replaced trailing arm. The cost was $325 for all 4 wheels.

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kdf1986
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I replaced the trailing arm on my vette, and needed a 4 wheel alignment. To find a good shop I did not ask "IF" they did rear end corvette alignments, but "HOW" they did rear end corvette alignments.

I took my 75 to Wheel Works in San Jose. The reason is that the person I was talking to said that they adjust rear end toe in/out by replacing the shims in the trailing arms. I asked to see the shims they use, and he showed me the correct ones. I am not saying that this makes them an expert, but at least they had the right stuff to do the alignment.

By the way it took them over 5 hours to do the alignment because of getting to the shims in the non replaced trailing arm. The cost was $325 for all 4 wheels.

kdf
Did they have to cut them out?
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