Home wheel alignment
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Home wheel alignment
Anyone use a wheel alignment system that is reasonably priced and easy to use? I have seen online and t.v. Quick Trick. Anyone with personal experience or another product?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Last edited by GoldenOne; Aug 3, 2015 at 07:30 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Thomas Texas
That being said, for about $80 I can get a local shop to do it with a good Hunter machine. Not worth doing it myself anymore.
Burning Brakes
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From: swoyersville pa
i just had SPIEGLER SS brake lines put on my car, at the time i asked (wheels are off car jacked up) for him to remove washers from behind A- ARMS on top( there are two washers behind each bolt, i had one removed) 16 off, 16 still there, this is the way the 2015 owners manual said to help get more neg camber, washers are thick, as some of us know the rear of the c7 tows out when you go past -1.0 camber, i hope the autocross alignment goes a little better than last year with washers(shims) gone. now to the point, i dont want to use a stick and string for alignment, i want a before and after printout from someone i trust ( their are shops that play games out there, they will hit print before they tighten it up!), alignment means a ton for many reasons-track, tire wear, ect. i also pay $80.00 and a case of beer from my brewery job.
Burning Brakes
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From: MA
No mater what tool you use you have to have your car on a LEVEL surface. This isn't easy to do on a garage floor. This is what you get with an alignment machine (if they check it regularly). Also, make sure that your tires are all inflated to the proper level.
Melting Slicks
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From: Richmond area Va
i made these on the side at my work
relieve the bottom so that tire bulge doesnt affect positioning. leave a flat section in the middle to rest or mount an angle finder on. this one i had, i would prefer more resolution.
relieve the bottom so that tire bulge doesnt affect positioning. leave a flat section in the middle to rest or mount an angle finder on. this one i had, i would prefer more resolution.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Palm Beach County FL
exactly... that's why u have to know the reputation of the place you take your car to... Half these people can maybe do a regular car alignment.
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