Alignment needed?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Burlington County NJ
Alignment needed?
It seems as though a lot of people are getting wheel alignment shortly after taking delivery of their c6. What is a good test to tell if alignment is needed. I've always been told that it's normal for the car to drift slightly to the right (to oppose oncoming cars during sleeping) Is this true? How much dhould it drift?
Drifting
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From: Houston TX
The drifting to the right is an old wives tale. For a high performance car like the Corvette, it is silly to not have the car aligned as best as possible for touring/cornering. If it were true, why are there not any specs showing a total toe that is biased towards one side? You spent upwards of $48K on a car, $90 is only 2 tanks of gas nowadays - get it done. You will wonder why you second guessed getting it done. 
Drifting
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From: Livingston Texas
Originally Posted by aggie88
The drifting to the right is an old wives tale. For a high performance car like the Corvette, it is silly to not have the car aligned as best as possible for touring/cornering. If it were true, why are there not any specs showing a total toe that is biased towards one side? You spent upwards of $48K on a car, $90 is only 2 tanks of gas nowadays - get it done. You will wonder why you second guessed getting it done.
Who would you recommend in Houston to align a C6?
Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Southwest Alignment on Richmond Ave in SW Houston. They recently changed locations so I don't have a good address. They used to be on Beverly Hills behind Pro Am. $90 for a Vette. Had my C4 and C6 done there.
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I had mine aligned because I noticed feathering on the edges of the front tires. I had 5 settings either completely out of range or very close to being out. Besides it isn't uncommon for an alignment be required after the car has a few thousand miles on it and has settled slightly. This is why GM will give you a freebie before your first 7500 miles are up.
Drifting
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From: Central MN
Originally Posted by Lil Red Corvette
I had mine aligned because I noticed feathering on the edges of the front tires. I had 5 settings either completely out of range or very close to being out. Besides it isn't uncommon for an alignment be required after the car has a few thousand miles on it and has settled slightly. This is why GM will give you a freebie before your first 7500 miles are up.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Burlington County NJ
Where is the 7500 freebie ofiicially written down?
Originally Posted by 05-C6
Lil Red Corvette...........My local Chevy dealer will not do a "freebie" alignment for me unless they detect an alignment problem .
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