rocks
Member
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2009
- Messages
- 92
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- Points
- 6
- Location
- new mexico
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Mazda
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
This has made me so fcking mad. I just redid the front suspension with new ball joints, outer tie rods, bearings, bushings, rotors, seals, pads. Mods are 6" skyjacker coils in 4" holes, extreme drop pitman arm from skyjacker, skyjacker drop brackets. Moded superlift extended radius arms. f250 shock mounts with f250 kyb monomax 10" travel shocks.
The local ford place I have used in the past told me they will not align a truck or car older than 2003. I used my have my 1984 porsche 928 aligned there due to the bad ass machine they have. It is the best in the area. They refer me to another shop.
I call them, talk to the alignment guy on the phone, explain to him what I need done. I have adjustable bushing in the beams that are screwed up. I tell him he will need to take them out and probably put a 0 degree bushing in to get a reading and then go from there.
So i wait a week, i am off work friday and saturday. Really wanted to go off roading tomorow.
Talk to the guy today in the shop. Ask him if he needs to look at it before I leave it. I drove the truck 20 miles there with a eye ball alignment and toe setting. I repeat how to align the truck. The guy has a smug cloud you can see from space.
I get a call 2 hours later to come get my truck. It is impossible to align. My tie rods are shot, ball joints are bad. Wheel bearings are loose. One beam has to much negative camber and its probably bent. Say they cant set the toe because my steering linkage is bent. Its new, all the parts are fcking new.
I want to choke someone to death now. Only shop that can do it is backed up a month...
The local ford place I have used in the past told me they will not align a truck or car older than 2003. I used my have my 1984 porsche 928 aligned there due to the bad ass machine they have. It is the best in the area. They refer me to another shop.
I call them, talk to the alignment guy on the phone, explain to him what I need done. I have adjustable bushing in the beams that are screwed up. I tell him he will need to take them out and probably put a 0 degree bushing in to get a reading and then go from there.
So i wait a week, i am off work friday and saturday. Really wanted to go off roading tomorow.
Talk to the guy today in the shop. Ask him if he needs to look at it before I leave it. I drove the truck 20 miles there with a eye ball alignment and toe setting. I repeat how to align the truck. The guy has a smug cloud you can see from space.
I get a call 2 hours later to come get my truck. It is impossible to align. My tie rods are shot, ball joints are bad. Wheel bearings are loose. One beam has to much negative camber and its probably bent. Say they cant set the toe because my steering linkage is bent. Its new, all the parts are fcking new.
I want to choke someone to death now. Only shop that can do it is backed up a month...