$950 for track alignment and corner balancing
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Originally Posted by Antonio
Thank for the responses. This was a straight forward 4-wheel alignment and corner balancing. No TB reindexing involved. I was told that they spent 12 hours on it! But they only charged me for 10. Nice of them. I'll post more details as soon as I have the chance to talk to the owner.
He's one of the good independants to get your alignment done!
http://www.demanmotorsport.com/
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That work better knock your lap times in half!
I paid $180 for a corner balance, and alignment with toe, camber and caster settings to my specification. M-Workz in SoCal (Gardena) is GREAT!
I paid $180 for a corner balance, and alignment with toe, camber and caster settings to my specification. M-Workz in SoCal (Gardena) is GREAT!
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Originally Posted by Antonio
Thank for the responses. This was a straight forward 4-wheel alignment and corner balancing. No TB reindexing involved. I was told that they spent 12 hours on it! But they only charged me for 10. Nice of them. I'll post more details as soon as I have the chance to talk to the owner.
How did they do the alignment? Laser? String?
A few years ago, I think, I did a ride hieght, corner balance and string alignment in under 6 hours.
I'd have some double check thier work.
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Wow, that is high! I paid $600 for corner balance, track alignment, AND new toe links installation. I had Synergy Racing do mine (they are up at VIR).
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The price does seem high, but there are many variables. The average corner weighting should take 2.5-3 hours, assuming you do not re-index the rear bars. the average 4 wheel alignment is about 2 hours work. The rear trailing arms/spring plates on cars in New England can become seized up due to corrosion, making accurate adjustment impossible without removing all of the hardware,cleaning and lubing all of the surfaces. This can add to the time taken. Also, done correctly, the sway bar drop links should have been disconnected for the corner weighting. Once the job is done, they should have been adjusted to eliminate any preload on the sway bars. These drop links if adjustable can be seized up and also difficult to adjust If they use rubber bushings, they don't hold up and thay may have needed to be replaced.....The point being, often times their is more time spent than one expects. In all fairness to the shop, it can't always predict this, but they certainly should have explained it to the client upon delivering the car. I also think a set up sheet is a very fair request and most competent shops should be able to supply that as well.
Just another perspective, Jerry
Just another perspective, Jerry