alignment issues

Coldsolderjoint · 08-13-2004, 11:37 PM

I having some trouble finding a place that can align my car.

I recently dropped it on kyb struts and sprint 2.0 springs...

I tried bringing it to STS. They wouldnt even touch it because it was lowerd.

I tried bringing it to Firestone tire and they said that if they set it to stock specs, the car would pull, the mechanic there said I needed to go to a speed shop and get adjusted specs for my make and model of car being lowerd two inches.

So I go to this tuner shop by my house and the guy goes.. I dont know of any adjusted specs. They are supposed to make sure everything is straight by using the machine. I go ok, thanks

Stop at this rim/tire place... the guy goes.. nah.. we dont have any specs.. ive never even heard of sprint springs.. try calling the manufacturer.. they should know everything about it..

I come home and call the manufacturer.. Sprint Springs in California.. The guy on the phone goes.. we dont sell to the public.. your going to need to go on ebay and buy camber kits... im like uh... ok.. thanks

now I know all of these people except for the first speed shop guy is full of ****... ive heard of lots of people on here using 2.0 springs and not needing camber kits...

so any help would be appreciated...

tristanlee85 · 08-14-2004, 12:55 AM

You do not need a camber kit t get it aligned properly. I have 2.5s and I didn't get the kit and I got mine realigned (well, I aligned them up myself as good as my eye-sight could see) then took it to the shop so they didn't need to measure as much. Other than the camber kit, I'm not sure how to get is aligned. I would just say go to a 4-wheel alignment shop, tell them you replaced the struts and you need an alignment. Being lowered shouldn't matter at all.

**Ssicarman** · 08-14-2004, 02:58 AM

Find a shop that will set the alignment nukbers to as close to factory as possible. That is all that you will need to prevent abnormal tire wear.
Camber kits...
The front struts where the strut to knuckle bolts go through are a double layer of metal. The outer layer will have the outline of a slot and the inner will just be the bolt hole. To get camber adjustment the round bolt hole area needs to be elongated with a grinder of some kind. This will allow the camber adjustment that you may need. The adjustment is done by loosening the boolts a bit and then moving the top of the tire in or out. The only thing that a camber kit will do is provide a bolt with cam type washer on it so that a wrench can be used to move the camber instead of just moving the tire until the camber number is gotten.

Coldsolderjoint · 08-14-2004, 05:40 AM

ok, thanks guys... i knew this guy was full of **** i.. i guess ill just try another place.. oh well..

sceptre2005 · 08-15-2004, 12:30 AM

try saturn

Coldsolderjoint · 08-16-2004, 02:52 AM

actually... i had it aligned early yesterday morning at another firestone..

i told the guys there about it, and they were like.. well.. u went kinda late right? thats there way of telling you that they are lazy... so.. its all good now...

i got the lifetime alignment.. i can go back whenever i want as many times as i want for $150