<VV> alignment woes
monza63mo at peoplepc.com
monza63mo at peoplepc.com
Thu May 25 21:13:16 EDT 2006
After an engine swap and front and rear shocks on a car I've only had for 3 months ('66 Coupe), I figured it would be prudent to have an alignment. Seems logical right? I know I'm going to replace the steering arms with the fast steering arms later on but for now I just wanted to make sure the near new tires aren't going to wear bad as I am driving this car daily....
So the alignment guy tells me today: "You need ball joints so I didn't do the alignment."
Me: "Hmmm. That's odd because it just passed state inspection in March and I specifically saw the inspector check the ball joints."
He: "Well, they barely passed but it would be useless to do a front end alignment."
Me: "Did you do the rear wheel alignment then?"
He: "There's nothing for me to adjust on the rear."
Me: "Sure there is, you can adjust the camber by rotating the cam assembly at the rear struts and you can adjust toe-in but I'm not sure how it's done."
He: "Naw, you don't understand. When you lift the car, the wheels fold inward."
Me: "If I bring you the service manual and point out the adjustments on the car, will you try again?"
He: "I'm telling you I've been doing this all my life and there is no alignment of the rear wheels."
Me: "So you won't even try?"
He: ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!!
Me: "Do you know any REAL alignment guys in this area who know what they are doing?"
He: ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!!
So anyway... I live in a small town and the choices for alignment shops are limited at best. I guess I'll have to find someone else. Does anyone know of a shop near the middle of Missouri who will align my car and not cuss me like a dog?
-Art in Missouri where Corvairs don't get aligned.
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