Well I put some Tein S-techs on my car this past Tuesday and drove bout 180 miles before taking it to the dealership to get my 4-wheel alignment. Left it there, came back bout an hour later to pick her up. The mechanic working on my car came out and told me that there were some problems because of the aftermarket suspension and that they couldn't adjust everything, but got it as close to perfect as possible. I say OK, pay, go out and drive off in the car. Right away I notice that the steering wheel sits about 10-15 degrees to the left when before the alignment it sat perfect. I take it back, the mechanic says he can adjust the tie rods so that my steering wheel sits right, but I won't be in the "green" on the machine. I realize that I shouldn't have taken the car to do the dealer now, but I'm wondering if what this guy says is true or if I should take the car to a tire specialty shop. Taking it back to the dealership later to have him double check everything, but I think I'll end up going somewhere else to get it done again. Opinions? Thanks.

 

Take it somewhere else that has custom setup for lowered cars. Some places don't require you to drive up any ramps or lifts and can do corner balancing.


Tim

 

Post in the your local forum, in your case Upper MidWest, and ask for recommendations of good alignment shops.