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> Pissed off: Alignment got screwed i believe, nned to talk to someone knowledgeable.
Aaron Cox
post May 5 2004, 03:10 PM
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ok... so my car has a new 911 front end. M calipers *new* turbo tie rods *new* ball joints etc. everything is NEW. i need to get it aligned.

go to a place that does JUST alignment and BRAKES. so here goes.

I gave him the specs of what i wanted (previous alignmnet thread) camber caster and toe.

he does the toe to 1/16th like spec's. says he cant do camber (something about raising one side, thinks he knows how the torsion bar system works [he doesnt] and and cant do caster too. says because car is lowered) . the car is running stock tires and is BARELY lowered up front.

I believe he misadjusted the turbo tie rods. (he unscrewed them from the rack i believe and used the lock nut to hold the length. dont you have to take off the cotter pin, pop out the tierod end, and rotate the whole tie rod end? you cant unscrew the rack end can you?

i pointed out to the where you adjust camber and caster (opened hood and ponted to the tops of the strut on the fender well!!!) so i have uneven left to right camber and caster, he didnt even do that.

i got charged 25.00 for toe in adjustment.

im gonna go yell at him and get my money back, if im right about how he adjusted the turbo tie rods.

please respond ASAP so i can get back to this idiot!
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Aaron Cox   Pissed off: Alignment got screwed i believe   May 5 2004, 03:10 PM
Aaron Cox   edit: ok...i looked at a picture of turbo tie rods...   May 5 2004, 03:12 PM
ArtechnikA     May 5 2004, 03:22 PM
ArtechnikA     May 5 2004, 03:26 PM
Aaron Cox   yes. i conceded that he adjusted them correctly ab...   May 5 2004, 03:27 PM
Aaron Cox     May 5 2004, 03:53 PM
seanery   Aaron, Johnson's alignment is THE shop. They a...   May 5 2004, 04:20 PM
vsg914   I was a Chrysler factory trained, dealership align...   May 5 2004, 04:30 PM
MattR   Its better then my friend who took his wrx to Disc...   May 5 2004, 05:12 PM
anthony   This just illustrates that you have to go to a Por...   May 5 2004, 05:26 PM
nebreitling   i got fucked by a firestone once trying to get a "...   May 5 2004, 05:52 PM
0396   I would suggest you take it to McKenna's in No...   May 5 2004, 05:55 PM
ArtechnikA   at my level of performance, i can still do just as...   May 5 2004, 06:37 PM
JOHNMAN   :agree:
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Freedom   so i am alignment trained and here goes. the guy ...   May 6 2004, 12:36 AM
Aaron Cox   yeah, i figured i got ass raped on this deal. car ...   May 7 2004, 04:09 PM
nebreitling   HA!! you're complaining about having ...   May 7 2004, 06:44 PM
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