alignment issues

[SwaintaN]

so we have very few ppl/shops around here who do alignments, however, they wont touch a lifted truck to do an alignment, any suggestions?

 

[boggs1227]

pep-boys (mami-moe and crack ) ? also if thats no good then theres the string method .

 

[SwaintaN]

pepboys are the one that yelled at me! lol "lift is a list" i said NO" so i was like well ok! Sears said they should be able to do it

 

[SwaintaN]

most shop are telling me they wont do an alignment for my lift, and a couple said cant do an alignment but can fix the undertoe, is that good enough?!

 

[SwaintaN]

will lifting the ass throw off the front alignment?

 

[Maniak]

Yes.. when you lift the rear you change your caster.. as you change the caster your Toe will change since a different part of the tire is now facing foward.. It could even throw off the camber..

Also, if a shop won't touch it, or waranty it at least for 90 days find another shop. If a shop knows what they are doing it can be aligned.. If it can't (i.e. you have 2" lift, and no drop brackets that is possible) they can at least get it as close as possible.. They would be able to set the toe and get the camber as close as possible.

~Mark

 

[SwaintaN]

i found a place who can do it and guarantee it, but wans 250-300 so friend of mine who put on the spacers, just gonna take em off... till tax time, then do the rear then front spacers then the exp ass alignment


(wife is raising hell)