How to get an alignment
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How to get an alignment
The gayrage that I took my car to to get an alignment told me the kit I needed to buy to align my car was gonna cost me 100+$. Is there any cheaper way? This wheelhop sucks!
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You have to be careful when gettin an alignment on an FC because of the rear suspension, first the struts have to be in good shape, and because of the camber/toe of the rear wheels, it tends to throw the alignment results out to lunch if the numbers are used for a staight rwd car.
Both my N/A and my TII had to get alignments to pass insurance and registration inspection. The n/a needed new rear struts to correct the alignment, the TII was unfortunately done by a shop that was trying to milk me for unnecesary repairs to pass the car, their alignment machine told them it had a bent rear axle, kinda strange for a car that is IRS, and the rear toe was wrong.. Needless to say I took it to another guy that said the alignment was spot on when corrected for ride hieght on the alignment rack, so bottom line, is take it to shop that knows what and Rx-7 is and also what IRS is..Max
Both my N/A and my TII had to get alignments to pass insurance and registration inspection. The n/a needed new rear struts to correct the alignment, the TII was unfortunately done by a shop that was trying to milk me for unnecesary repairs to pass the car, their alignment machine told them it had a bent rear axle, kinda strange for a car that is IRS, and the rear toe was wrong.. Needless to say I took it to another guy that said the alignment was spot on when corrected for ride hieght on the alignment rack, so bottom line, is take it to shop that knows what and Rx-7 is and also what IRS is..Max
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firestone will do lifetime alignments for $104 but i dont know how good they are, you just gotta find a firestone that is good, they are all different.
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