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Old 09-29-10, 09:09 PM
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I changed out my caster arm bushings, i also dropped my car with bilstein shocks and eibach springs.
i also changed out the Tie rods, my balljoints have been changed before
Oh yah and everyone that read my rough idle my timing belt was off... just got that fixed but now im having problems getting aligned
I got the firestone lifetime alignment i think the people sucked though too but still this is what they got
It seems they messed up the rear Toe more..?? if thats possible
Tires are brand new
Old 09-29-10, 09:33 PM
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u can get into specs easily. i think the tech's are lazy
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with that spec right there, I know the tech's are being lazy. For the front, I would recommend running the camber at around -1.0 to -1.2 degree camber and the toe should be set to 0.07 degree. For the rears, set the camber to -1.0 degree and toe to 0.09 degree. I find this to be a very very good setup for street/light track setup with very very minimal to none tire wear.
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i bird told me that firestone does not do great alignments anymore, since the company isnt making money. the district manager told the techs to just fix the toe. nothing more.
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The tech really sucks at adjusting camber. It's my pet peeve for techs to just turn the wrench until the light turns great.

It looks like your front passenger caster bushing is shot, or some suspension arm could have been bent, but it's most likely the former.

The rear toe is pretty bad, but I wouldn't be surprised if the problem is due to the lip that holds the toe cam in place. It's a common problem and certainly a weak design, which is why I switched to adjustable toe links to solve it.
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which firestone did you take it to?
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never ever go to a firestone unless u kno a tech personally... i had a bad experience with them and they tore up my toe bolt and striped it and bent my housing!! =(
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Originally Posted by GS300ToM
never ever go to a firestone unless u kno a tech personally... i had a bad experience with them and they tore up my toe bolt and striped it and bent my housing!! =(
This is very true, that's why you get to know your service manager and the techs working there. I personally have a tech that I let work on my car and I oversee him like an eagle while he's working..
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Going to Firestone is like a box of chocolates.
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i literally just got back from getting an alignment , my toes in spec and im at -3.6 camber....id try somewhere else
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Wheel Works does pretty good job i heard from a couple of my friends..
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I just dont want them to brake it im definately taken it back to another firestone, and imma go on a tuesday when they are slow...
maybe ill buy the tech a 6 pack or give him sum weed...
sheet this sux hopefully they dont break nothing
the firestone was in richmond ca
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Originally Posted by RMMGS4
Going to Firestone is like a box of chocolates.
So so true.. I just got my alignment done today and some of the new techs think that I'm crazy because I'm like a hawk the whole time they are adjusting my car.
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Originally Posted by toy4life86
I just dont want them to brake it im definately taken it back to another firestone, and imma go on a tuesday when they are slow...
maybe ill buy the tech a 6 pack or give him sum weed...
sheet this sux hopefully they dont break nothing
the firestone was in richmond ca
weed works best.
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