I need to get an alignment. Actually, needed it for a while but with short drives it hasn't been that big of a deal. I went online and scheduled an appoint with the closest Chev dealer as I "thought" it would be easy peasy. Make the appoint and get there this morning and the tech says, sorry sir but we can't do Corvette's, they are too low to fit on our rack! I said this is a Chev dealership, right? Your online scheduling system asked me what kind of car, so why does it let me schedule alignment for a Vette if you can't do it? Of course, he had no answer, I told him I wasn't busting his *****, but his dealership's website needs some work. Kid just shrugged, apologized and opened the door so I could drive out.

So, then I figured, I'll call Tony and suck it up and drive up to Gaithersburg (60 miles away) and get it done by a Corvette shop! Nope! Tony doesn't do them anymore BUT! He had a place I could go and said this is who he uses when he needs to get aligns done. Called Steve @Auto Master in Urbana MD and he is super nice and got me in next Tuesday. Told me he needs an hour to hour and a half and will get me all set up and I can wait for the car there.

His first question was, how low is your car? I said stock height and he said perfect! On the Vette's he uses the system that hangs on the tires and there has to be some room around the tires to get the hardware in to hang on the tires.

So if you are in need of an alignment, do yourself a favor and call people or go there in person to make an appointment (with your car) and don't just schedule online unless you KNOW that place can do a low car.

If you are in the NOVA/MD area and need an alignment and can't find it around you, try these guys
Auto Repair Services | Auto Masters | Urbana, MD

 

There's nothing magic about a Corvette alignment, and unless the car is ridiculously low, there shouldn't be too much problem for a shop to get it onto the rack.
Look for an alignment specialty shop, and expect to pay a little more, but also expect the settings to be held pretty even side-side. Also expect that if they can't do that, they're able to tell you why.
Hands off, the car should track straight on a flat road, and the wheel should be pointed straight ahead too.
Most tire shops are in the mass-production business, and will be content with 'Accepted Industry Standards', meaning anywhere in the green is perfect.
I can set a car all 'in the green' and it'll make u turns when you let go of the wheel...
Skip the dealers for alignments, they're likely to be on the same mass production schedule.
Just my opinion...

 

When a chevy dealer says, after their website allows me to make an appointment, we can't do your Chevy, that's the issue. Their service page is not correct.

 

Asinine. They can't service what they sell? First I have heard of that nonsense.

 

I would send a letter to the owner of the Chevy dealership and let him know how bad his website is and why they don't align what they sell.