[Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss

[Christian Andretta]

I was only offering the info.  AKAIK there are no rear camber plates.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Murray [mailto:fordsho@cloud9grafx.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:42 AM
To: 'Christian Andretta'; 'SHOTimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss


Like I said in my original post, he already has the rear bushings and
his front spot welds are drilled out.  RS was talking about rear camber
plates, which as far as I know, aren't available from anywhere.  He went
to RS because they were the only place that said they could do it today.
Working 6 days a week, it's hard to find the time for an alignment that
takes a few hours.  Kevin felt it was better to get something done today
then to wait for his next day off and drive around with a bad alignment
till then.

Bill Murray
It wasn't my car

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Andretta [mailto:passport@optonline.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:34 AM
To: Bill Murray; 'Ron Porter'; SHOTimes
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss

Stemp Automotive Specialty Tools makes various alignment products.  They
sell a set of bushings and front camber plates for the Taurus.
They send out a pretty decent catalog that is good enough to keep in a
binder in the garage.

BTW:  Why even bother with RS Strauss.  I'm sure if you did some
searching
you could find a decent alignemnt shop.  Look for an independent
European
shop with an alignment rack.  Be sure to bring some specs with you and
get
the car setup the way you want it not the way they want it.

Christian Andretta
99 SF


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bill Murray
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:18 PM
To: 'Ron Porter'; SHOTimes
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss


Strauss is a chain that we have here in NJ, possibly other states too.
They are a step below Pepboys as far as parts they sell and the brands.
Store is setup just like a Pepboys though.  They're one mechanic told me
that, "All the white boys with $1200 suspensions on their civics come
here for an alignment."  I didn't understand his point though, since
neither Kevin or I have civics, or 1200 coilover suspensions.  The only
thing that was relevant was the white boy part, but that didn't have
anything to do with aligning a Taurus.  As soon as we got there they
asked if Kevin's car had a camber kit already on it, and that they've
done so many Taurus's before and they're hard to do.  Does any company
even make any camber plates for the rears?  He already has the eccentric
bushings, and as far as I know thats all there is available.  These
guys were just being lazy and thought the crazy "white boys" with their
Taurus's didn't know anything.

Bill Murray
I have a rather long shit list for only being 23.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 6:43 PM
To: 'Kevin Galuska'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss

Who the hell is RS Strauss??

I have come across a few decent alignment shops, and my current favorite
does SCCA cars to whatever setting they want.

These Strauss characters sound like a Wal-Mart-type center that just
does
the transportation appliance cars.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Kevin Galuska
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:41 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] I hate RS Strauss


So I finally got all of my tokicos and eibachs in with little problem.
That
is until I went to have the car aligned. I took it to RS Strauss, I
didnt
like them to start but they were the only place around that had an
alignment

machine that wasnt broken, and they refused to align it. They said,
"whats

the point of getting an alignment if you've lowered the car." I and
another
SHO owner were arguing with the mechanics, but I realized that it was
fruitless and left. Has this ever happened to anyone before, have a shop

refuse to align a car after putting suspension on?

Kevin "Never felt the need to have a Sh*t list before but Strauss just
started mine." Galuska

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