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Originally Posted by jfo,Apr 13 2006, 08:03 AM
What are the alignment numbers you will ask for?
Actually John, I now have to find a tie-rod ball joint boot for the driver's side before she can go tomorrow.
I won't go into details as to what I believe happened(I believe it was an honest and undetected error on another's part).
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A local member recommended NTB to me and hopefully you have a good NTB in your area. Sometimes NTB has a hard time getting the car on the system but if your car isn't lowered too much and the techs are good I'd say go there. For this reason-----they sell an alignment job for $80-$90 but then ask if you would like to step up to a 1 year contract for an extra $20 or so. They will give you as many alignments as you want in that year---no extra charges. I'm sure that nationally people sign up for it and never get the car aligned again because it takes time but I have been back 5 times now and they haven't denied services or charged any extra.
A local member recommended NTB to me and hopefully you have a good NTB in your area. Sometimes NTB has a hard time getting the car on the system but if your car isn't lowered too much and the techs are good I'd say go there. For this reason-----they sell an alignment job for $80-$90 but then ask if you would like to step up to a 1 year contract for an extra $20 or so. They will give you as many alignments as you want in that year---no extra charges. I'm sure that nationally people sign up for it and never get the car aligned again because it takes time but I have been back 5 times now and they haven't denied services or charged any extra.
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Apr 8 2006, 02:29 PM
Just ordered a lower control arm from Hardtopguy. Hopefully it'll be here by Thursday, install Thursday night, and realign on Friday in time for autocross on Saturday.
(BTW -- NTB == None To Bright.
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Well, thanks to everyone that contributed! 
It appears that my woes stemmed from that bent control arm. Here are the alignment specs that were achieved with very little effort:
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It appears that my woes stemmed from that bent control arm. Here are the alignment specs that were achieved with very little effort:Front:
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Apr 16 2006, 02:33 PM
Well, thanks to everyone that contributed! It appears that my woes stemmed from that bent control arm. Here are the alignment specs that were achieved with very little effort:
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It appears that my woes stemmed from that bent control arm. Here are the alignment specs that were achieved with very little effort:Front:
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From: Encinitas (San Diego), CA
Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Apr 8 2006, 12:29 PM
Thanks for all the help, everyone! And to think folks gripe about paying $50 for a membership. 
I've saved tens of hundreds by learning how to do things for myself with the help of generous members. I'll be sure to follow up with the results of my findings so that maybe it might help the next person.
I've saved tens of hundreds by learning how to do things for myself with the help of generous members. I'll be sure to follow up with the results of my findings so that maybe it might help the next person.
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