92 LT1 Rear wheel alignment question
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92 LT1 Rear wheel alignment question
I had a slow leak in my passenger side rear tire and removed the wheel to fix it. I was a little shocked at the inside wear of the tire. Not too long ago, maybe 1 year, I replaced the rear hubs. Could I have changed the alignment of the rear? Are there many shops that can align all four wheels?
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If you aligned the Vette with a bad hub and then installed a new hub, likely you needed new alignment or just your Vette was/is due for an alignment.
Locate a shop that does 4-wheel alignment. I only take my Vette to a shop in Temecula, CA. (I could not get the caster myself, it kept pulling to the right). They align the Vette, drive it and adjust shims if necessary. These guys are PROS.
To align is cheaper than to buy two brand new tires.
BTW, don't let this ***-s-k-r-s tell you that to align a Vette is difficult. A C4 Vette with our clam-hoods are maybe, the easiest cars to be aligned.
Locate a shop that does 4-wheel alignment. I only take my Vette to a shop in Temecula, CA. (I could not get the caster myself, it kept pulling to the right). They align the Vette, drive it and adjust shims if necessary. These guys are PROS.
To align is cheaper than to buy two brand new tires.
BTW, don't let this ***-s-k-r-s tell you that to align a Vette is difficult. A C4 Vette with our clam-hoods are maybe, the easiest cars to be aligned.
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If you aligned the Vette with a bad hub and then installed a new hub, likely you needed new alignment or just your Vette was/is due for an alignment.
Locate a shop that does 4-wheel alignment. I only take my Vette to a shop in Temecula, CA. (I could not get the caster myself, it kept pulling to the right). They align the Vette, drive it and adjust shims if necessary. These guys are PROS.
To align is cheaper than to buy two brand new tires.
BTW, don't let this ***-s-k-r-s tell you that to align a Vette is difficult. A C4 Vette with our clam-hoods are maybe, the easiest cars to be aligned.
Locate a shop that does 4-wheel alignment. I only take my Vette to a shop in Temecula, CA. (I could not get the caster myself, it kept pulling to the right). They align the Vette, drive it and adjust shims if necessary. These guys are PROS.
To align is cheaper than to buy two brand new tires.
BTW, don't let this ***-s-k-r-s tell you that to align a Vette is difficult. A C4 Vette with our clam-hoods are maybe, the easiest cars to be aligned.
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I just rebuilt my entire suspension and took it to a local Chevy dealer with an ace Corvette mechanic for the 4 wheel alignment. Two hours later and $120 the alignment is done and ready to go.
There is a tire shop close by as well that will do the 4 wheel alignment for about the same price. I used the Chevy dealer because I had several questions to ask the mechanic.
Ask around and you will find a good shop to have it done.
There is a tire shop close by as well that will do the 4 wheel alignment for about the same price. I used the Chevy dealer because I had several questions to ask the mechanic.
Ask around and you will find a good shop to have it done.
