Anyone else having trouble finding an alignment place? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

track_warrior · 07-29-2012, 12:03 PM

I hate drag city usa San Antonio everyone is into drag racing and has their heads up their asses when it comes to suspension. I installed front vorshlag camber plates and rear cusco adjsutable camber arms and every single place i have been in (Dealership, NTB, Firestone, Alignment pros, etc) have told me they cant touch the car because they had no idea what a camber plate was or that the car was so new they could not put it in their computer. Where is everybody taking their car to get alignment? My closest suspension specialist is a bit of a drive since he is at the track, and as of right now my cars alignment is horrible id be afraid to drive 50+ miles to get it aligned prob ruin my tires. Its unbelievable no one wants to touch the car.

Sorry had to vent

civicdrivr · 07-29-2012, 01:32 PM

I went to my usual shop and explained what the camber plate does and gave them this as a baseline:

Someone posted it here, but I cant remember who it was. It may have been @Scooby South. My shop couldnt pull it up in the system either.

jeebus · 07-29-2012, 07:46 PM

there's got to be some oldschool alignment type peeps in your area. Here in San Diego we have a few...they don't use computers for anything, and you can walk in and just tell them what sort of numbers you want and they give it a go.

#87 · 07-29-2012, 07:56 PM

I hate getting alignments, that is a big reason I want to keep the stock suspension lol

My last car was lowered with adjustable arms and I had to go to 4 shops before I found one that knew WTF they were doing. Search around boards of places that autocross, track, etc they will know where to go. I found a place that would align the car to whatever spec you wanted and knew how to work with all types of aftermarket alignment parts and suspension, corner weighting, etc. They charge 150 but I think worth it to avoid headaches and wasted money elsewhere.

TSLRich · 07-29-2012, 11:26 PM

I'd recommend getting involved with your local auto-x region. They'll be able to point you in the right direction.

07-29-2012, 12:03 PM	#1
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone else having trouble finding an alignment place? I hate drag city usa San Antonio everyone is into drag racing and has their heads up their asses when it comes to suspension. I installed front vorshlag camber plates and rear cusco adjsutable camber arms and every single place i have been in (Dealership, NTB, Firestone, Alignment pros, etc) have told me they cant touch the car because they had no idea what a camber plate was or that the car was so new they could not put it in their computer. Where is everybody taking their car to get alignment? My closest suspension specialist is a bit of a drive since he is at the track, and as of right now my cars alignment is horrible id be afraid to drive 50+ miles to get it aligned prob ruin my tires. Its unbelievable no one wants to touch the car. Sorry had to vent __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

07-29-2012, 01:32 PM	#2
civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	I went to my usual shop and explained what the camber plate does and gave them this as a baseline: Someone posted it here, but I cant remember who it was. It may have been @Scooby South. My shop couldnt pull it up in the system either. __________________ Parting out HERE

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07-29-2012, 07:46 PM	#3
jeebus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2015 Mustang GT (on order) Location: San Diego Posts: 904 Thanks: 114 Thanked 471 Times in 208 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	there's got to be some oldschool alignment type peeps in your area. Here in San Diego we have a few...they don't use computers for anything, and you can walk in and just tell them what sort of numbers you want and they give it a go.

07-29-2012, 07:56 PM	#4
#87 I usually post drunk Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,487 Thanks: 15 Thanked 490 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I hate getting alignments, that is a big reason I want to keep the stock suspension lol My last car was lowered with adjustable arms and I had to go to 4 shops before I found one that knew WTF they were doing. Search around boards of places that autocross, track, etc they will know where to go. I found a place that would align the car to whatever spec you wanted and knew how to work with all types of aftermarket alignment parts and suspension, corner weighting, etc. They charge 150 but I think worth it to avoid headaches and wasted money elsewhere.

07-29-2012, 11:26 PM	#5
TSLRich Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: FJ Cruiser Location: NJ Posts: 85 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd recommend getting involved with your local auto-x region. They'll be able to point you in the right direction.

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