S4-on-your-back-door

need both front and rear aligned just had new springs and shocks put on

S4-on-your-back-door

well?

chewy8000

I take mine to high tech auto and truck in Chantilly. They are really good and are familiar with the 928. They were able to align my 81' with 2003 996 wheels. They have a REALLY nice alignment rack. My race car is there now being worked on. Ask for Kurt 703 968-6648.

Giovanni

Do a search and you will find your answer. This question is asked about 3x a month.

Hint: "Hunter" machine, it don't matter where you at.

michaelathome

Just went by the Frenzy sponcer Funktion Auto and they can do the alignments as well. They have a hunter style lift and aligment equip, can't remember the manufacturer, Beshessman or something like that.

Oh, PCA/SCCA/BMW/Audi club 5% discount. I just had my VW aligned there, I think it was 160-184, will have to check my reciept.

Michael

JPTL

Look for a shop who has the Hunter (DSP-400?). It's the machine that doesn't required lifting the car. After you locate a shop with the machine, make sure that the alignment guy has several years of alignment experience as well as experience with the Hunter.
Don't rule out Sears, as many have the machine that our car needs. The critical thing is that the tech knows how to use it and understands alignment geometry, etc.
One other thing.....if the outside sidewall profile of the tire(s) sit flat against - or protrudes beyond the lip of the rim - like the Michelin Pilot on Porsche wheels - the tech is going to have a tough time mounting the calipers to the wheels on the Hunter machine. Stock wheels/tires make the job easier. This might be the case with other machines as well.
The Hunter is a great machine that uses sophisticated software and lasers to confirm all of the settings. If you find the right tech using the machine, you'll get excellent results at a fraction of the cost of the old method.

shaaark89

i had one done at courthouse tire on courthouse road by 4 mile fork. they had a hunter at the time and seemed to know how to do it right.

JHowell37

I had mine done last week at Mr. Tire. I took the shop manual and the rack centering bolt to the place. I told them to let me talk to the kid who was going to be doing the alignment and explained that under no circumstances should the car be lifted until the alignment was done. I explained the use of the centering bolt and left the shop manual turned to the correct page(s) for doing the alignment. At one point I looked out the window and the kid was sitting on his stool under the car looking at the manual and then making adjustments. Took a little longer then most alignments, but he got it done and it seems spot on so far. The trick is you either have to find someone with years of experience who just knows what they're doing, or you have to get someone who's young and willing to learn. I've done enough suspension work on various cars through the years and in all honesty anyone who can properly align a Miata can also properly align a 928. We're talking maybe one or two extra steps between the two cars. But it also helps to do your own homework prior to taking it in which means driving it to make sure the suspension is properly settled, and measuring the ride height yourself.