corner balance in bay area - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

garfull · 06-20-2013, 10:29 PM

Any recommendations for a good race shop to do corner balance. I know of Roger Krause in Castro valley. I don't think Motorsport techniques does this. Prefer east bay. Thx.

kster1 · 06-20-2013, 10:34 PM

I used Roger Kraus last week on the BRZ. They did a good job and did both the corner balance and alignment in about two hours total.

I've been going there for at least ten years and they've always done great work.

MyRx · 06-20-2013, 10:36 PM

Edge Motorsport in Dublin or Mountain View.

garfull · 06-20-2013, 10:39 PM

That's +1 for Roger Kraus. My friend just did his 240z there too but wanted to be sure they were familiar with our car first, not that they couldn't figure it out.

How much was it? If you don't mind, what were your final settings?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kster1

I used Roger Kraus last week on the BRZ. They did a good job and did both the corner balance and alignment in about two hours total.

I've been going there for at least ten years and they've always done great work.

kster1 · 06-20-2013, 10:57 PM

They initially quoted me around $350 but I ended up paying $250 because the work went really quick and smooth. I do have adjustable rear lower control arms and front camber plates but here are my final specs:
http://photos.imageevent.com/kster1/...DSC00115sm.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/kster1/...DSC00114sm.jpg

I am using these alignment specs as a baseline until I get to the track and get a chance to take tire temps.

phatpanda · 06-21-2013, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyRx

Edge Motorsport in Dublin or Mountain View.

Gordon at Edge are Track professionals. Hit them up!

oofie · 06-21-2013, 01:46 AM

Contact Tom at Competition Autowerks. He has a shop in San Ramon. Guy knows what he's doing and houses a few racecars at his shop.

Overland'n'5thGEN · 06-21-2013, 01:50 AM

I will look both up once the suspension and tires come. Sub'd for info later.

denkigrve · 06-21-2013, 11:19 AM

D&M Autosalon in Livermore also does this.

86_ZN6 · 06-24-2013, 04:22 AM

WORKS does corner balancing

located inside sonoma raceway

hit me up if you want to setup an appointment

orthojoe · 06-24-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by oofie

Contact Tom at Competition Autowerks. He has a shop in San Ramon. Guy knows what he's doing and houses a few racecars at his shop.

+1 for Tom at competition autowerk in San Ramon. Don't let the location in the middle of nowhere on an abandoned Nike missile base fool you. His shop is the real deal and he maintains the cars for a lot of real racers (some famous) in the area. They do spec miatas all the way up to GT3 cup cars.

06-20-2013, 10:29 PM	#1
garfull Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FRS(sold), AP2, R35, FJC, ED9 Location: 510 Posts: 527 Thanks: 370 Thanked 192 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	corner balance in bay area Any recommendations for a good race shop to do corner balance. I know of Roger Krause in Castro valley. I don't think Motorsport techniques does this. Prefer east bay. Thx.

06-20-2013, 10:36 PM	#3
MyRx Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Flight 86 is now boarding. Location: CA Posts: 1,759 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 1,502 Times in 700 Posts Mentioned: 230 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Edge Motorsport in Dublin or Mountain View. __________________

06-20-2013, 10:57 PM	#5
kster1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 316 Thanks: 229 Thanked 212 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	They initially quoted me around $350 but I ended up paying $250 because the work went really quick and smooth. I do have adjustable rear lower control arms and front camber plates but here are my final specs: http://photos.imageevent.com/kster1/...DSC00115sm.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/kster1/...DSC00114sm.jpg I am using these alignment specs as a baseline until I get to the track and get a chance to take tire temps. Last edited by kster1; 06-20-2013 at 11:29 PM. Reason: fixed typo.

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kster1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 316 Thanks: 229 Thanked 212 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I used Roger Kraus last week on the BRZ. They did a good job and did both the corner balance and alignment in about two hours total. I've been going there for at least ten years and they've always done great work.

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oofie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Dublin, CA Posts: 177 Thanks: 64 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Contact Tom at Competition Autowerks. He has a shop in San Ramon. Guy knows what he's doing and houses a few racecars at his shop.

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