Anyone on the board or someone who could recommend someone/place that could perform a kick azz Alignment on a 99' FRC vette?

A place that isn't going to rip the front end off when it comes in/out of bay or create any marks on the wheels mounting/dismounting the lasers things..??.. I'd even like to sign a waiver holding me responsible for damage pulling it in/out myself, lol...

The alignment is off just enough to where I feel it's pulling a little aggressive to the right when I have the wheel lined up straight and I'm having to counter that. I'm also thinking the wheels might have to much camber. Not sure, but the car doesn't seem to dig in as hard as I think it should in and out of corners.

Weren't there some specs floating around showing how the camber, etc, should be set-up with vairious size wheels on the c5's??

Thanks for any help!!

 

Any 4 wheel alignment shop should have the C5 and Z06 baseline alignment information. If not, I would run out of there. I have used a local NTB successfully for my last 2 alignments. The one near me has 2 racks with ramps and hydraulic lifts.

No matter where you go, have a discussion with the alignment guy to make sure he knows what you want and get a print out from the final setup for the next time's baselines.

There are some places that specialize in "unique" alignment capabilities, such as Ruff and PST (in Cresson). They are more expensive, but you get what you pay for. There are some guideline suggestions for different alignment settings at www.vbandp.com, but they are only guidelines.

Personnally, I know what I want and can take it to anyplace and get it done to my requirements/specs. The place that I go to has a "older" gentleman that discussed it with me for over 30 minutes before he touched my car the first time.

Also allow for the time to do it right. Don't go in on a Friday or Saturday morning and expect that level of service/interaction (unless you are paying more for it). I normally take a day off from work during the week and go first thing in the morning. I get a lot of attention, let them take their time and watch them doing the work.

So far so good.

 

at the recommendation of others on this board, after I had my car lowered I took it to Ruf auto centre in Adison for an alignment. They are on the high side $150, but they spent 1.5 hours dialing the car in during which time I was invited to check out their shop and cars. Nice bunch of guys. rufautocentre.com Hans Hoffmann - 214-269-1572

Jason

 

Thanks for the good information!!

mcintex- Which NTB exactly is this that you use and who would the older gentleman be that I would want to see?

bigtex- I checked out the link for Ruf and it looks like they are running a special (unless it's the regular price) 4-wheel complete alignment for $139.. It also said corner balancing available... Is this what you did? They happen to be right by me, but what's the experience like getting in and out of there? How did their process work? Did they adjust what ever you used to lower the car incase height varied slightly from one side to the other?

Thanks again for the fast help!

 

I used the NTB in NRH. If RUF is having a special for 139, do it. I actually got a 3 year unlimited alignment for 139. But I swap wheels regularly during autocross and track season. And I have been known to use the rattlesnake curbing at MSR.

 

139 is a special unless they lowered their price. I paid 150 flat. I called on a monday and they were able to make time for me the next day. Although they are a porsche shop they do a lot of alignments on corvettes as 21st century sends their cars to them. I did not go with the corner weighting, just asked for an aggresive street setup.

 

another vote for Ruf Auto Centre. Hans and the crew there are great. They will take care of your car and you. I got mine done there about a month ago. Very nice folks.

 

 

There's no need to worry about corner balancing if you're running a stock suspension. gm2bad and I both have taken our cars to PST and have had absolutey positive experiences. They charge by the hour and we both paid for about 5 hours to have our cars aligned and corner balanced. We both have Pfadt coilovers and sways - I'm not sure how long it would take them to just align the car, but give them a shout and talk it over with them.

 

Thanks for all the recommendations! I took the car to RUF last week. The day I had for my appointment happened to be the one day it poured from morning till night... Needless to say the car was spotless, but it HAS seen rain before so I went on ahead. That place is so clean inside and they had a guy buffing the floor immediately after they pulled my car inside with wet tires and beads of water running off the car itself. lol...

Everyone was real nice and I was allowed to hang with the gentleman doing the work so I could get the car dialed in as I wanted. Huge difference and I seem to be pretty pleased.

The only thing I wish I didn't do was allow the tech to drive the car around the block afterwards. I have never allowed anyone to drive the car prior and wasn't thinking straight. For one, he road races a vette and two it was still raining. I doubt he could have done anything to hurt anything since it was indeed raining in regards to ragging on the car, but I did watch one of the front corners get stabbed in a puddle as he pulled out into the street. Not sure if the intake took in water, but the car seems to have a slight hesitation or slight miss every since that morning. I guess since I never allow anyone to drive the car I feel violated that I let him drive it in poor conditions and now it's not super responsive and sharp as before... AND I hate it when someone moves my seat!!! Doesn't seem like a big deal, but when I was in school I was a valet and I NEVER moved the seat out of respect.

Thanks again for the recommendations! RUF is a top notch place for sure and some killer P cars, but some of those P owners are a different breed, lol...