Why won't they aligne it?

 

they say once it lowered it ****s everything up and they have had problems with aligning lowered vehicles

 

Don't you have like a local shops? Tire, or gas stations that will do it or is that the places you called?

 

they say once it lowered it ****s everything up and they have had problems with aligning lowered vehicles

look around I took mine to a frame alignment shop. They had no problems.Ask the shop you go to if they do corvettes. If they do then they should have no problem doing a 4/5 dropped dime.
The shop u went to sounds like they are lazy and don't want any $$$

 

I asked at tires plus, and the guy was such a dick I will never give them any bussiness again.. and also called Tuffys where Ive gone for other stuff, and they said no also.

I work with a guy thats good friends with the owner of another Tuffys but its like an hour away. And if its heavily out of alignment I dont think I wanna be driving on the interstate to get there.

 

I would look for a tire shop that lowers vehicles, they have to be able to align them.

 

samandjen1 : The guy at tires plus gave me some shit about how they would have to build something that would cost like 700 bucks just to be able to get it aligned

 

I don't knwo about around there but call around to ask if any shops have pits to do the alignments. They can and will normally do lowered vehicles. They did mine and gave me the std waranty they give on all cars.

 

samandjen1 : The guy at tires plus gave me some shit about how they would have to build something that would cost like 700 bucks just to be able to get it aligned

:bs: :bs: :bs: :bs: :bs: :bs: :bs: :bs:

 

Thats why I said I will never give them any business again. These are the same people that wanted to charge 800 just to tell me what was wrong with the AC in my last car

 

Im getting ready to do a 4/5 drop on my truck. But, after calling around; I cant find any shops that will do an alignment.

Are there any nation-wide shops that will usually aligne lowered vehicles (like goodyear, or sears)??

It sucks to have bought all the stuff only to find out no shop wants to touch it. Im in Tampa, Fl so if anyone knows of a place near by Id appreciate it.

Okay, I dont believe that nobody in Tampa doesn't do alignments on dropped trucks.

Here's a suggestion though...go to the local hangout sites and ask the guys where they went (if they did).

 

you can align it pretty close yourself. set the camber as close to plum as you can get it. to do toe, use a tape measure and a buddy. measure the "same spot" in front and back of the front tires. that will get it pretty close = easily drivable.

 

Thanks, but I found a Good-year shop that will do it, as long as I can get it on the rack. I shouldnt have any problems with doing that with a 4/5 should I??

 

I have a 4"-5" drop too and I get my truck aligned at the local Firestone place. They were able to align it to within factory ZQ8 specs, so as long as the shop you're going to has competent employees, you should be good.

 

A shop shouldn't be aligning to factory specification, they should be aligning to the current vehicle status.

 

toe, negative camber, what is it when the tires sit like this.......> / \ not that steep, but that pitch

 

Negative Camber.

 

I know everyone hates them but the dealer did mine with no problems. They are like one of the 2 people in my area who said they could get it on a rack.

 

yea i get mine done at the dealer, they do a decent job and they have never said a thing about my drop

 

would it be easier for ME to fix the negative camber? Because what i did was remove the torsion bar bolts, and notched the X member farther down so my torsion blocks went further down. If i can...iv'e never done an alignment when i worked on cars/trucks, what do i have to do to get it close? I'ts VERY noticeable when i turn corners, looks like the damn thing is going to buckle but i know it wont.