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alignment in the valley of the sun, need a good shop |
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. |
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 |
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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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 |
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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