Alignment
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Burning Brakes
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Alignment
OK, I called four shops, seems a lot of shops aren't equipped for low cars. Anyone know of a shop, not a dealer that can align my C-5? New Hankooks approaching 500 miles.
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Might have better luck in the Northeast Regional forums. I use a shop that specializes in English cars for my alignments, they've never said its a problem. It's honestly something a couple of 2X4's can fix. Any chain place is probably just being lazy.
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Actually, try your local Ford dealer.
Their QuickLane Service Shops have alignment machines that are recessed into the floor so it's a flat transition from the ground to the ramp. They did my C5 after I had it lowered, and happy with the results. I actually have them do a lot of my wheel and tire work. They also have Road Force Balancers, if not in the QuickLane; they have one in the dealer service area that they can and do use.
Their QuickLane Service Shops have alignment machines that are recessed into the floor so it's a flat transition from the ground to the ramp. They did my C5 after I had it lowered, and happy with the results. I actually have them do a lot of my wheel and tire work. They also have Road Force Balancers, if not in the QuickLane; they have one in the dealer service area that they can and do use.
Last edited by Sydwayz; Jul 11, 2018 at 11:29 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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My car is stock height l. I did find a place, old school, the test drive and BOOM, it's alighned. More of what I'm accustomed to back in the day. In Levittown PA. Ty all...
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why are you scared of a dealer doing an alignment? sometimes they have the capital to have the best equipment....around me its $99 job and they dont care what car you bring in
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... many dealers nowadays don't want to pay the right people so they have a bunch of kids doing work like this getting $10 an hour on the clock and not even on flag rate, that way the dealer makes even MORE money
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Try Phoenix Automotive. It's somewhere south of the Allentown and Macungie/Palm area. They really know C5 suspensions there. They have done alot of racing with Vettes. I drove there from north Jersey, it was worth the trip. They did a fantastic job.
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Actually, try your local Ford dealer.
Their QuickLane Service Shops have alignment machines that are recessed into the floor so it's a flat transition from the ground to the ramp. They did my C5 after I had it lowered, and happy with the results. I actually have them do a lot of my wheel and tire work. They also have Road Force Balancers, if not in the QuickLane; they have one in the dealer service area that they can and do use.
Their QuickLane Service Shops have alignment machines that are recessed into the floor so it's a flat transition from the ground to the ramp. They did my C5 after I had it lowered, and happy with the results. I actually have them do a lot of my wheel and tire work. They also have Road Force Balancers, if not in the QuickLane; they have one in the dealer service area that they can and do use.
I use our local QuickLane shop for my tire and wheel needs.
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Burning Brakes
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Done. No screen nor laser lights, just know how. Guy said wouldn't know how to use them new fancy machines. A frame and alignment shop in Levittown PA, I don't know if I'm allowed to share the name?