<VV> alignment woes

monza63mo at peoplepc.com monza63mo at peoplepc.com
Thu May 25 21:13:16 EDT 2006


After an engine swap and front and rear shocks on a car I've only had for 3 months ('66 Coupe), I figured it would be prudent to have an alignment. Seems logical right? I know I'm going to replace the steering arms with the fast steering arms later on but for now I just wanted to make sure the near new tires aren't going to wear bad as I am driving this car daily.... 

So the alignment guy tells me today: "You need ball joints so I didn't do the alignment." 

Me: "Hmmm. That's odd because it just passed state inspection in March and I specifically saw the inspector check the ball joints." 

He: "Well, they barely passed but it would be useless to do a front end alignment." 

Me: "Did you do the rear wheel alignment then?" 

He: "There's nothing for me to adjust on the rear." 

Me: "Sure there is, you can adjust the camber by rotating the cam assembly at the rear struts and you can adjust toe-in but I'm not sure how it's done." 

He: "Naw, you don't understand. When you lift the car, the wheels fold inward." 

Me: "If I bring you the service manual and point out the adjustments on the car, will you try again?" 

He: "I'm telling you I've been doing this all my life and there is no alignment of the rear wheels." 

Me: "So you won't even try?" 

He: ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! 

Me: "Do you know any REAL alignment guys in this area who know what they are doing?" 

He: ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! ##$&#!!^%!!@@$!! 

So anyway... I live in a small town and the choices for alignment shops are limited at best. I guess I'll have to find someone else. Does anyone know of a shop near the middle of Missouri who will align my car and not cuss me like a dog?

-Art in Missouri where Corvairs don't get aligned.


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