Alignment C6
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Instructor
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From: Ontario
Alignment C6
Whats the price of a good alignment on a c6?....and is there one shop that knows these cars better then the next. I will lower the car on stock bolts only.
I would like to have it aligned, for less tire wear....not concerned about tracking the car.
Im in the Hamilton area, but would travel anywhere in the GTA.
Thanks
I would like to have it aligned, for less tire wear....not concerned about tracking the car.
Im in the Hamilton area, but would travel anywhere in the GTA.
Thanks
Safety Car
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From: Stoney Creek Ontario
Drifting
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From: Oshawa Ontario
In that area, go to Can-Alignment (Scott). He setup my car (2010 coupe) last year to work well on the track (which it does) with about -1° to -1.5° camber (nothing crazy) but be reasonable for street wear. The car tracks perfectly straight on the road (way better than my '02 Camaro EVER did) and corners nicely on the track. Also lowered on stock bolts. Reasonable price (depending what "reasonable" is to you).
http://www.canalignment.com/contactus.htm
http://www.canalignment.com/contactus.htm
Safety Car
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From: BC
Corvettes are notorious for alignment issues right from the factory. They might steer in the right direction when you let go of the wheel, but inside fronts will wear out quickly and tire costs can mount up in a hurry. If I buy a new one the first thing I do is ask or an alignment. They think I'm crazy until they see it on the rack.
GM cares about their products but feels tire wear isn't their responsibility even if it is caused by their lack of workmanship and Goodyear will tell you to take a hike.
$150 should get you a really nice 4 wheel alignment.
GM cares about their products but feels tire wear isn't their responsibility even if it is caused by their lack of workmanship and Goodyear will tell you to take a hike.
$150 should get you a really nice 4 wheel alignment.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Foresters Falls(near Ottawa) Ont
Corvettes are notorious for alignment issues right from the factory. They might steer in the right direction when you let go of the wheel, but inside fronts will wear out quickly and tire costs can mount up in a hurry. If I buy a new one the first thing I do is ask or an alignment. They think I'm crazy until they see it on the rack.
GM cares about their products but feels tire wear isn't their responsibility even if it is caused by their lack of workmanship and Goodyear will tell you to take a hike.
$150 should get you a really nice 4 wheel alignment.
GM cares about their products but feels tire wear isn't their responsibility even if it is caused by their lack of workmanship and Goodyear will tell you to take a hike.
$150 should get you a really nice 4 wheel alignment.
RonJ ...
Burning Brakes
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
That inside tire wear is too much negative camber for the mostly straight line driving you do. When the car is on the alignment rack, find out how much negative it's running and then reduce it. One degree negative is more than enough for street use. Sure makes a difference in tire wear.
RonJ ...
RonJ ...
When I had a 98 Trans Am, I ran it at about 0.5 deg negative and it wore the tires well. Remember that proper wheel alignment is a combination of three settings (camber, caster and toe), and if you deviate from factory with one, you "may" have to also change the other two to get proper tracking and handling.
I haven't looked at the C6 settings (yet) to see what I will run when I get a wheel alignment. So far my tires are wearing okay, and the car drives really well on the street.
I suspect, I will be getting into this later this summer when I have to replace the KDW2s (which I am not very happy with).
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