no, this is not my problem. the car can be adjusted to -4 degrees camber
and 5 degrees of caster no problem.
the alignment shop had a kid trying to work on my car and he didnt know how
to use the equipment.
-james
PS i went to Auto Options because
1. i can walk home from it
2. i was running out of time because my new a-arm came the day before
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Weinstock <weinstro@hotmail.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: acceptable alignment tolerances?
> >my desired caster was 3.5 degrees. the alignment place said the closest
> >they could get it was 3.0 on one side and 3.7 on the other. other shops
> >have had no problem, and this is well within the adjustments on my car.
> >
> >i think i want to go and tell them that this is not good enough (as my
car
> >felt terrible sunday), but i want to make sure that a normal shop should
be
> >able to do better than this.
> >
> >i paid $85 for this two wheel alignment at Auto Options in berkeley.
>
> I have a similar mismatch on my car. Some cars are designed with slightly
> different caster settings in order to compensate for road crown.
>
> By "adjusting" and taking advantage of clearances and tolerances, you
might
> be able to get it to 3.5 degrees each side. This may require a trip to a
> frame alignment shop, or a blacksmith, however.
>
> Rob
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