Alignment
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Alignment
Anyone have a suggestion based on personal experience with a dealer or shop in DFW that not only "Knows" how to do a 4 wheel alignment on a C7 but also has all the equipment necessary to do it right.
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Last edited by z0so; Jun 23, 2020 at 11:06 PM.
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Well....Strike 1.
Went to a local DFW dealership and had my alignment done. I had recently added Pfadt SB's and Granatelli rear toe-link bars,
I lowered it a little as well. I asked for the camber to be -1.1 all the way around with the usual +7.2/7.4 caster
and .04 toe-in front & .02 toe-in on the rear.
Here's what they gave me back: I didn't include the before because it was off the charts having had the suspension apart for upgrades.
Making hard steering moves in either direction the car feels like the front-end is floating and the rear feels squirrley.
I believe the toe is the worst offender of the number I see and the caster is almost maxed out.
Of Course they didn't write in the rear caster number in either like I asked since they said they had the adapter & gauge.
I found a shop today that's on the Ft Worth side of town....looks to be more of a sports car specialty shop.
Sounded like they had their **** together when I called so I'm going to give them a shot next Tuesday.
Will report back then.
Last edited by z0so; Jul 22, 2020 at 01:39 AM.
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John (alignment tech) will spend a few minutes with you discussing your wants/needs, driving type/style and your expectations.
He will likely then give you his opinion on how it should be setup....I know only enough about alignment specs to be dangerous
so I took his advice and hoped for the best.....and as far as my butt can tell, the best is exactly what I got.
You can even watch from the waiting room window as he performs his magic.
I'll post the numbers when I get a chance, but it was So far off it took him an hour & 45 mins to get it right and they still only
charged me their usual $149 for a 1 hr alignment appointment.
So if you want something other than a 'Wam, Bam, Thank You Ma'am...It's in the Green' alignment call Texas Track Works
make an appointment and John will do you up right.
