Alignment After Lowering???
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (Nat02Z06)
And if you lower it too far, you may have a hard time finding an alignment shop that can get your car on the rack. :mad
[Modified by 99C5Richie, 11:13 AM 3/15/2003]
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (99C5Richie)
Richie,
1. Where did you get it aligned?
2. How good a job did they do?
3. Did they give you before/after readings? If so, I am real curious what they were.
4. Did you notice the difference?
5. And if you don't mind, how much did it cost? (we are local)
I have been thinking I should get mine aligned, I lowered to the bottom
of the stock bolts a year and a half ago.. it feels better than before and the
tire wear improved too.
Gary
1. Where did you get it aligned?
2. How good a job did they do?
3. Did they give you before/after readings? If so, I am real curious what they were.
4. Did you notice the difference?
5. And if you don't mind, how much did it cost? (we are local)
I have been thinking I should get mine aligned, I lowered to the bottom
of the stock bolts a year and a half ago.. it feels better than before and the
tire wear improved too.
Gary
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (LANZ06)
I lowered mine all the way down on the stock bolts.I drove for about 300 miles then went to my dealer for the alignment.My car went on their rack without a problem....they do have some long boards if your car is really low. :D
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (C5GARY)
1. Where did you get it aligned?
2. How good a job did they do?
3. Did they give you before/after readings? If so, I am real curious what they were.
4. Did you notice the difference?
5. And if you don't mind, how much did it cost? (we are local)
2. How good a job did they do?
3. Did they give you before/after readings? If so, I am real curious what they were.
4. Did you notice the difference?
5. And if you don't mind, how much did it cost? (we are local)
1) Wheel Works up here in Concord, CA
2) On a scale of rate 1 - 10, (10 being the best) I give them 7 at best.
3) Yes, they show before and after specs, Not sure if I've still got the sheet, but I'll let you know if I find it... nonetheless, I had them do oem C5 specs. They tried to hit all the specs I asked for but couldn't... but I do know they tried. They didn't mind me standing there for the hour watching them either.
4) Well, when I lowered my ride, I couldn't get the lower A-Arm to drop, so I had to drop the upper A-Arm and disconnected the tie-rod end bolt... that really messed up my alignment... so, yeah, I did notice a differance...
5) Of course, I don't mind... I paid about $175ish, I got the customary BS markup on that it's was lowered quite a bit... but oh well, at least I knew the cost before driving over there....
Next time, I'm thinking of going up to Roseville and have C5Stein's shop do the alignment... Mark knows his stuff....
:yesnod:
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (GaryZ06)
I lowered mine all the way down on the stock bolts.I drove for about 300 miles then went to my dealer for the alignment.My car went on their rack without a problem....they do have some long boards if your car is really low.
Can you explain how you lowered the car? Do you mean that you didnt have to buy any kit or springs? How is the ride and how do I do it? How far is the drop? Thanks
Can you explain how you lowered the car? Do you mean that you didnt have to buy any kit or springs? How is the ride and how do I do it? How far is the drop? Thanks
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (pewter99)
:confused: :confused: Are you sure? I had my lowered on the stock bolts, It was done by THE VETTE DOCTORS, and I was told I don't need the alignment.
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (LANZ06)
I didn't align my FRC after lowering about 1/2".....the front tires wore really bad on the inside....just ditched them last week for the SZ50's and had it aligned....they had to use some 2x12's to get it on the lift :D
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (ccajun4real)
Can you explain how you lowered the car? Do you mean that you didnt have to buy any kit or springs? How is the ride and how do I do it? How far is the drop? Thanks
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (PewterC5)
I am truely baffled that a so called sports car like my Z06 would need to be aligned after dropping less than 1 inch........If the camber gain and bump steer come into affect at less than 1" of travel enough to cause need for a re-alignment.......man i'm sellin this peice of crap.
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (99C5Richie)
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Next time, I'm thinking of going up to Roseville and have C5Stein's shop do the alignment... Mark knows his stuff....
:yesnod:
Next time, I'm thinking of going up to Roseville and have C5Stein's shop do the alignment... Mark knows his stuff....
:yesnod:
Thanks for the good words. We work really hard to make alignments work for the way each of you guys (&girls) drive your car. We have electronic scales for those of you looking for the most accurate setup and have laser alignment equipment that many of the Mascar and ALM teams use to setup their cars. I've been setting up Road Race, Drag Race and street car suspensions for 20 years.
The best news of the day is that we have been accepted as a Corvetteforum Tuner and will start our forum support the first of next month. :cheers:
Mark C5Stein
Motor Sport Image & Performance
Sacramento, CA
Mark@motorsportimage.com
[Modified by Ricksc5, 5:23 AM 3/17/2003]
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (Ricksc5)
...The best news of the day is that we have been accepted as a Corvetteforum Tuner and will start our forum support the first of next month.
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (GaryZ06)
I lowered mine all the way down on the stock bolts.I drove for about 300 miles then went to my dealer for the alignment.My car went on their rack without a problem....they do have some long boards if your car is really low. :D
:cheers:
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (14car)
I am truely baffled that a so called sports car like my Z06 would need to be aligned after dropping less than 1 inch........If the camber gain and bump steer come into affect at less than 1" of travel enough to cause need for a re-alignment.......man i'm sellin this peice of crap.
You own one of the premier production sports cars on the planet, and need to understand that if you modify it you should completely accomodate for that modification to preserve the performance of the car.
If you think the Z-06 is a piece of crap, you're probably better off to sell it to someone who will appreciate it. Just my .02 Good luck either way.
:cheers:
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Re: Alignment After Lowering??? (Ricksc5)
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The best news of the day is that we have been accepted as a Corvetteforum Tuner and will start our forum support the first of next month. :cheers:
[Modified by Ricksc5, 5:23 AM 3/17/2003]
The best news of the day is that we have been accepted as a Corvetteforum Tuner and will start our forum support the first of next month. :cheers:
[Modified by Ricksc5, 5:23 AM 3/17/2003]