be46

Hi, my 86 carrera 3.2 need to do alignment, anyone can tell me what's different between porsche shop and regular alignment shop, thanks

84_Carrera

Yet to find a local alignment shop that knows how to do an alignment.

A good P-car align / corner balance will run you up to $700. I got lucky & mine ran me I think 2-3 hours' labor only.

ron mcatee

take it to a local Porsche repair facility that PCA members can vouch for. Many alignment shops don't have a clue about Porsche alignments. Only my experience after driving Porsches for 40 years.

theiceman

.....when you ask to have camber adjusted.. and you see them looking from underneath with a wrench with a puzzled look... .. you will understand ,......

be46

Thanks you all! alignment and Conner balance cost $700, sounds a bit high

rusnak

I take mine to a local shop that does frame straightening. They align the car very very precisely, and charge about $120 or so for both front and back. The 911 is not hard to align, just needs experience. BTW, I started doing home alignment when I replaced my suspension bushings. I think I got mine close enough to run the El Cheapo tires (Fuzion ZR), but if I were running Bridgestone S-03s you bet I'd have taken it to a shop.

Your local PCA members will all have a favorite guy. Call that guy. Usually the racers have their favorite, and then everyone else has theirs, I don't know why. Maybe it's a social thing.

ricster

I had mine done at a race shop...and I work at a Porsche dealer where we send them over to our other dealer (audi) I prefer a guy who only aligns Porsche's. I also had mine corner balanced...it takes the proper tools and alot of places dont have whats needed

Ed Hughes

I did my own which I ran for 2 years. With strings and a camber gauge, you can get very precise. It takes patience; I probably took 5 hours to do it.

If you're just driving on the street, you probably don't need corner balance unless it is way out of whack. $150-200 would be a good budget on the high side.