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| orangecrate |
 Nov 23 2018, 09:10 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 16-September 13 From: Apache Junction AZ Member No.: 16,394 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
After dragging my teener up and down the coast , doing some serious rust repair, new shocks all around, Urethane bushings all around ,repaired transaxle, new steel fuel lines,
2 broken windshields (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) and a laundry list of other misc. stuff, 10 yrs later it's almost ready for the road again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Because i've had my front and rear suspension completely apart, I need to find a good shop to do a four wheel alignment. NOT Discount tire or any of those places, someplace that knows teeners and will have the rear shims on hand. I live out in Apache Junction so the closer to there the better. Thanks for the help. |
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| wndsrfr |
Nov 23 2018, 09:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,430 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Rescue, Virginia Member No.: 10,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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After all the DIY that you've accomplished, don't be afraid to DIY the alignment. Lotsa luck finding anyone with shims on hand anyway. Park on a level spot. Put some slippery trash bags under all 4 wheels, and settle the suspension. Set up fishing line strings parallel to both front & rear hub centers to check toe, then dangle plumb bobs over each wheel to check camber & you're able to get really close to what any alignment shop can do with their fancy laser stuff.
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| Costa05 |
Nov 23 2018, 09:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 27-October 16 From: Phoenix, Arizona Member No.: 20,535 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(wndsrfr @ Nov 23 2018, 10:22 PM)  After all the DIY that you've accomplished, don't be afraid to DIY the alignment. Lotsa luck finding anyone with shims on hand anyway. Park on a level spot. Put some slippery trash bags under all 4 wheels, and settle the suspension. Set up fishing line strings parallel to both front & rear hub centers to check toe, then dangle plumb bobs over each wheel to check camber & you're able to get really close to what any alignment shop can do with their fancy laser stuff. Love this type of creative DIY advice. Not too technical but free Thx for sharing. |
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| mgphoto |
Nov 23 2018, 10:48 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,339 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
I remember doing the toe in with a tape measure when I swapped in the turbo tie rods.
25+ years ago. |
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| GeorgeRud |
Nov 23 2018, 11:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Patrick Motorsport should be able to help, though any shop with a modern alignment setup should be able to adjust it for you as there’s nothing magical aboutMcPherson struts or trailing arms. You may need to supply alignment shims if it’s a typical alignment shop that doesn’t normally do 914s.
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| michael7810 |
Nov 24 2018, 06:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,081 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Stuttgart Southwest is close to Mesa and they work on a lot of 914s. Had mine aligned there years ago. I’ve had them do a few repairs on my car and have always been happy with the price and quality.
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| Mark Henry |
Nov 24 2018, 09:14 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(wndsrfr @ Nov 23 2018, 10:22 PM) After all the DIY that you've accomplished, don't be afraid to DIY the alignment. Lotsa luck finding anyone with shims on hand anyway. Park on a level spot. Put some slippery trash bags under all 4 wheels, and settle the suspension. Set up fishing line strings parallel to both front & rear hub centers to check toe, then dangle plumb bobs over each wheel to check camber & you're able to get really close to what any alignment shop can do with their fancy laser stuff. For fronts I just used a digital tllt box to set castor/camber and I made a toe-in slide rule. |
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| orangecrate |
Nov 26 2018, 04:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 16-September 13 From: Apache Junction AZ Member No.: 16,394 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thank you gentlemen (IMG:style_emoticons/default/signal914.jpg)
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