Comments on: Automotive Front-end Alignments

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:48:21 +0000

If they would publish the wheel alignment specs for newer cars like they use to it would all be very easy about 15 min of your time and a flat surface , and some carpenters angle and tape measures ,.. but of course with the coming days of worlds end and everyone so money hungry they make cars un fixable by the backyard mechanic. your best bet is to find a Chilton manual or Haynes and hope that your car is old enough for the specs to still be in there.

By: C-tech

C-tech — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:39:21 +0000

The problem at the consumer level is that alignments are sold as a maintenance item, when it actually is a check of the suspension components for accuracy. If a component is needed, the consumer may have already commited money to other items (some unnecessary flushes come to mind). I see many vehicles which would benefit from shocks / struts but with resources tight, it is a repaired delayed, set the toe and let it go. Also with “repaired” uni-body cars, incorrect chassis repairs create äs best possible” alignments.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:46:21 +0000

By all means, get someone with the right tools and know-how to do an alignment. I can do almost all auto related repairs but I do not have the computerized equiptment, nor the know-how to make accurate wheel alignments. Go Pro don’t cheap out on something that that can affect, not only your safety but the safety of everyone else on the road with you.

By: allangering

allangering — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:57:04 +0000

Sometimes replacement parts change the alignment slightly. All of the front end components should be replaced first and then have the wheels aligned.