Alignment in Wisconsin
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Instructor
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From: Auburndale WI
Alignment in Wisconsin
Looking for a place that knows how to do a proper street alignment on my 2018 GS. All four of my tires are worn on the inside after a trip to Carlisle last year. Only 12K miles. Called a couple of alignment shops near me and they've never done an alignment on a C7.
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From: Huntsville, AL
The Firestone near me is the shop that lots of Vette owners use. I know Alabama is a long way from Wisconsin, but I was guessing there might be a Firestone up there that could handle the job. The nice thing about the one here is that you can pay an extra $80 for a "Life Time" alignment and they will do the alignment for free pretty much any time you want as long as you own the car. The tech I talked to said that he regularly has owners come in on a Friday to have the track alignment put on the car for the weekend and then they come back Monday to have it set back to street settings. Doesn't cost them a dime.
Hope you can find a good shop up there.
Hope you can find a good shop up there.
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From: SE WI
It's a long drive but Eric Von Shledorn did a friend of mine's 2019 Z06. He was happy with it.
https://g.page/Wisconsin-Chevy-Dealer?share
https://g.page/Wisconsin-Chevy-Dealer?share
Last edited by Zjoe6; May 6, 2021 at 01:26 PM.
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To really get the C7 alignment correct, they need a couple of special tools to measure and set caster on the rear wheels.
Many dealers don't have those tools. Heck, many dealers don't even know the rear caster is adjustable.
But if you can't find someone to do that part, you can still get a pretty good job by doing the normal adjustments. The two things that wear the inner edges of your tires are either lots of negative camber (improves cornering but eats your tires), or even a little bit of toe-out (which does nothing good unless you are an overcaffinated autocrosser).
Many dealers don't have those tools. Heck, many dealers don't even know the rear caster is adjustable.
But if you can't find someone to do that part, you can still get a pretty good job by doing the normal adjustments. The two things that wear the inner edges of your tires are either lots of negative camber (improves cornering but eats your tires), or even a little bit of toe-out (which does nothing good unless you are an overcaffinated autocrosser).
