crap!

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:21 pm

i went to have an front-end alignment done to the cab today. they drove it in, put it on the ramp, looked at it and drove it back out.
the guy came out and said they couldn't do an alignment to it because it was too low in the front and the RS bumper cover was in the way! DAMN!
so i called around to a few other shops, most wouldn't even TOUCH a lowered car....DAMN!
i finally found a old alignment shop here in town that only does alignments. i drove over there to show them what they had to work with and they said they would give it a try, they aren't going to promise anything tho.
i take it in this thursday at 8:00am...wish me luck.

Post by **Calimus** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:51 pm

Well Ben, that pretty much solves it. You will just have to throw some crap tires on there and drive the cab down here and take it to our alignment guy that specializes in lowered everything. Hard to beat the $42 for an alignment too.

An don't worry, we'll put ya up in Casa-De-Snyder.

Seriously though, I hope ya find someone that can/will do it. Rather then just calling alignment shops, call some custom shops in your area and find out where they send folks for alignments on lowered bruisers.

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:02 am

thats the troubles of living in a small town, we don't really have any custom shops around here. now if i lived in columbus there would be no problem, but its 50 miles away.

i'm thinking about just taking the front bumper off when i take it over for the alignment thursday, that way nothing is in the way!

speedtek · Post by **speedtek** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:49 pm

I'm going in for my alignment tomorrow, I don't anticipate any problems....

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:55 am

you also have a small bumper.
try pulling that drop off with a dietrich RS and you would have BIG problems!!!!!!!!!!

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:28 am

just got back from the alignment shop and it's a no go...

that was the last shop in town, looks like i'll be doing a homebrew alignment this weekend.
anyone have any tips?

RydnShotgun · Post by **RydnShotgun** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:32 am

where do you live that doesn't have a shop that will do your alignment?? there has to be an out of the way place... maybe a suspension specialty shop or something. I guess I'm spoiled.. there are plenty of places around here that would do it. I hope you can get it done.

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:49 am

in this craphole http://www.mountvernonohio.org/

theres prolly 10 different places in town, all said no because of the RS bumper and it's low. so screw it, i'm looking into buying some alignment equipment.

bLac K aBriOleT89 · Post by **bLac K aBriOleT89** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:03 pm

sorry to hear that....how low is your car? I got my alignment done with no problems, I have the h&R sports springs and 205/50/15 tires. I will try to remember who told me about a manual alignment write up, somebody told me a while back....

Juan

speedtek · Post by **speedtek** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:20 pm

Or you could pull the bumber off for the afternoon.

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:00 pm

Or you could pull the bumber off for the afternoon.

thats prolly what i'll have to do. but for now i have toe set and it feels good. i'm still going to look around for a place to do it "right" but for now it's fine.

how low is your car?

it's low. but thats not really whats hurting me, it's that damn RS bumper. it's big!

tolusina · Post by **tolusina** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:47 am

1lowcab wrote:.... looks like i'll be doing a homebrew alignment this weekend.
anyone have any tips?

A flat and level surface to work on is a must.
A pair of glossy print magazines to use as slip plates, seriously. Read them before hand, you won't be able to after.
A framing square, a digital caliper, a scientific calculator and High School level triginometry to measure and calculate camber.
A jack, a nail in a pair of Vise Grips as a scribe and a tape measure with a helper to hold it to set the toe.