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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by chinkieboy
don't I just turn the 2 rings on the coilover to adjust the height?

Yup save some money. Use a mesuring tape.. I usally do the fronts first then the rears..
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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Just in case it was overlooked, you will still need an alignment after changing ride height. Camber doesn't have to be adjusted, there will just be more or should I say more negative, but toe will change and need adjusting.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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You'll want to corner balance as well...unless you already did that and lower each corner the same height.

I highly recommend Tru Line in Bellevue for suspension work.
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rdizzle
You'll want to corner balance as well...unless you already did that and lower each corner the same height.

I highly recommend Tru Line in Bellevue for suspension work.
Corner balancing a street car is a waste of $, an alignment alone should be good for almost everyone.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by skibbz
Originally Posted by Rdizzle' timestamp='1315524366' post='20955994
You'll want to corner balance as well...unless you already did that and lower each corner the same height.

I highly recommend Tru Line in Bellevue for suspension work.
Corner balancing a street car is a waste of $, an alignment alone should be good for almost everyone.


True that... Go to fire stone and get the lifetime alingment package. I recomend this if you drive a car with Coilovers.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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agreed with the firestone, but take them the specs you want. they took all the camber out of my car and its been a weird handling characteristics. i never noticed until i saw the odd tire wear.

taking mine back with the specs that i want.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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x3. You get 2 alignments and it's already more than paid for itself. Disclaimer: their willingness to work with custom specs seems to vary between sales and shop guy, and store. I've had mixed success with getting what I want.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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agreed with alfy. normally i just tell em i dont care about tire warranty. not like star specs have one to begin with.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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Kelly(if he's still running the shop) is a nice guy that will work with you to make things right. With that being said I had them make some mistakes on an alignment they did for me a while back on my STi, and I won't go back. Paying $300 for a corner balance/track alignment is about par for shops like that, but making mistakes left a bad taste in my mouth
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by misterwaterfallin
Kelly(if he's still running the shop) is a nice guy that will work with you to make things right. With that being said I had them make some mistakes on an alignment they did for me a while back on my STi, and I won't go back. Paying $300 for a corner balance/track alignment is about par for shops like that, but making mistakes left a bad taste in my mouth
I don't think Kelly's still there. He is an outstanding guy though.

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