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Hey guys, can anybody suggest a shop for a 4 wheel alignment on a 997.2? Way out in the Far Far East end of Toronto, or even further East? I'm past Cobourg, need the rears aligned especially, and need rear tires too... Any suggestions?
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EA automotive

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Sorry - what's EA?
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Contact Kurt
kurt -at- engineeredautomotive -dot- com

He has aligned every Porsche race/street car out there, knows his stuff.
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Thanks guys.
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Speedstar. Albert and Frank. Top notch shop and guys.
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Originally Posted by Coop
Speedstar. Albert and Frank. Top notch shop and guys.
Great guys and they will align to what you want.
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Originally Posted by EPOS
Great guys and they will align to what you want.
That's great, but I don't know what I want. Except I want to eliminate this.
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That looks to be a toe issue. How many kilometres did you put on those tires?
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A little over 20,000km. They're Michelin Pilot Supersport 295/30 ZR 19. I got them at Simply Tire, July, 2013.
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that`s a classic 911 problem: a camber, potentially toe, and sidewall height issue

that`s also reasonable mileage (allowing that your alignment might need adjustment) for a sticky high performance tire on the back of a 911

lastly, the tire is borderline garbage in terms of rubber age at 4 years old
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Go to MVS on Warden and 401 in Scarborough. Mario and Nick are there and Nick is top-notch when it comes to wheel alignment. They will set her up the way you want it.
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+1 for Speedstar. As coop mentioned, Albert and Frank are top notch guys. They will sit down with you to explain exactly what they will do and how the alignment setup they're recommending will affect performance.
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If your car is lowered then You need Adjustable Upper Control Arm and Adjustable Toe Links, an alignment and new tires wont solve this issue.

If not Lowered you need a Super Good Alignment only
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Speedstar also a good suggestion, and closer to you - they are located in Markham. They are contracted to run DFC's IMSA cup car program. Contact Albert info -at- speedstar -dot- com


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