Where to get aligned after lowering?

[Reaper]

Lowered my car this week. Want a good shop to check alignment and adjust my camber bolts/panhard bar if needed. Everywhere I call says they don't do lowered cars. Only place I found was pep boys in Plano because they have a speed shop. I'm located in Lewisville. Thanks guys.

[El_Tortuga]

Home alignment for me.

You can do the PHB adjustment with nothing more than a couple of strings, a tape measure, and a couple of weights (I used nuts).

You could do it with less, but I bought a $200 smart camber gauge for camber and caster. It's more than paid for itself. I level the car on the garage floor with some linoleum tile stacks. I do toe with jack stands and strings.

Because I'm not on the clock, I fiddled with setting to get them pretty much exactly where I wanted. I.e. within a tenth of a degree and checked/rechecked to confirm my adjustments and measurements. Alignments shops I used called it good if it was "within factory spec" which is a pretty broad window and then adjust for steering wheel position/ tracking with toe.

Also have my measurements recorded for quick change between street and track settings. It takes me about 40 minutes to change tires, adjust shocks, camber (toe changes with this adjustment), and put all my tolls back away. Street car to autocross/track and back about 18-20 times per year.

[El_Tortuga]

Good thread here. Lots of ways of doing the deed.
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13211&highlight=Camber+gauge

[Reaper]

Home alignment for me.

You can do the PHB adjustment with nothing more than a couple of strings, a tape measure, and a couple of weights (I used nuts).

You could do it with less, but I bought a $200 smart camber gauge for camber and caster. It's more than paid for itself. I level the car on the garage floor with some linoleum tile stacks. I do toe with jack stands and strings.

Because I'm not on the clock, I fiddled with setting to get them pretty much exactly where I wanted. I.e. within a tenth of a degree and checked/rechecked to confirm my adjustments and measurements. Alignments shops I used called it good if it was "within factory spec" which is a pretty broad window and then adjust for steering wheel position/ tracking with toe.

Also have my measurements recorded for quick change between street and track settings. It takes me about 40 minutes to change tires, adjust shocks, camber (toe changes with this adjustment), and put all my tolls back away. Street car to autocross/track and back about 18-20 times per year.

How much do you charge? lol

[NAVAG]

Muffler King in Garland. Kevin does good alignments on lowered cars.

[rlhay2]

Muffler King in Garland. Kevin does good alignments on lowered cars.

Either Muffler King or Vorslag.

[Dominic Toretto]

My car is on P-springs. The Ford house said I was still in factory spec. No uneven tire wear either.

-Alex

[Reaper]

Either Muffler King or Vorslag.

Vorslag seems like a nice place. I called them up. Was told they would charge $400 because it would be more toward a track alignment. They recommended eurosport automotive for a more general alignment. Called them up and was quoted $250-$300 dollars because it is lowered. Finally found Dallas Frame & Alignment asking $125 and man they are my go to suspension shop now. They are ford lovers too which is a plus.

[NAVAG]

Muffler King was $75. Keven was able to get it dialed in without the camber bolts.

[Reaper]

Muffler King was $75. Keven was able to get it dialed in without the camber bolts.

Cool. I may go there to get my qtp cut outs installed in the future. Do they work on o/r h-pipes?

[Reaper]

They ended up cutting me a deal at $85 because it took longer than planned. And found out my car isn't leveled from the factory which is always awesome to hear...

[NAVAG]

Cool. I may go there to get my qtp cut outs installed in the future. Do they work on o/r h-pipes?

I had them on my boss h-pipe. Install was pretty easy. Just run the wires behind the heat shield and into the car through the shifter boot.

[NAVAG]

^but I guess you're planning on having flanges welded onto the HPipe to be used as dumps...they can do that.

[Reaper]

Still debating... Have an o/r H with corsa quads and a Jon Lund ghost cam tune. Wouldn't mind having it louder at the right time of day lol

[NAVAG]

I just put my exhaust back to stock for now, It's annoyingly quiet. I like the Corsa Quads and was considering going that route but decided to go with the Borla S and o/r X. Ordering them from Hypermotive in a couple of weeks.

[Shiftybusiness]

They ended up cutting me a deal at $85 because it took longer than planned. And found out my car isn't leveled from the factory which is always awesome to hear...

I'm at Dallas Frame & Alignment now and they said the same thing that it's not level. Basically they said adjustable coilovers are the only solution. With as much forum browsing I've done over the last year I've never heard of this. They also said the last 4 Mustangs had the same problem.

[Courtesy Flush]

I'm at Dallas Frame & Alignment now and they said the same thing that it's not level. Basically they said adjustable coilovers are the only solution. With as much forum browsing I've done over the last year I've never heard of this. They also said the last 4 Mustangs had the same problem.

They did my alignment in 2012 when i installed new struts/shocks & springs.
No mention of the car not being level.

[Shiftybusiness]

They did my alignment in 2012 when i installed new struts/shocks & springs.
No mention of the car not being level.

You might not have that problem. At least they were able to get me aligned.

[Reaper]

I'm at Dallas Frame & Alignment now and they said the same thing that it's not level. Basically they said adjustable coilovers are the only solution. With as much forum browsing I've done over the last year I've never heard of this. They also said the last 4 Mustangs had the same problem.

Yeah I stopped by ford on the way home. The guy just blew it off pretty much assuming it was within tolerance. It's whatever I guess... Yeah coil overs is a solution. Also they said they bend the sway bar sometimes. Or get a 3 way adjustable sway bar and off set the holes.

[Shiftybusiness]

Yeah I stopped by ford on the way home. The guy just blew it off pretty much assuming it was within tolerance. It's whatever I guess... Yeah coil overs is a solution. Also they said they bend the sway bar sometimes. Or get a 3 way adjustable sway bar and off set the holes.

Yea that's exactly what they told me.

[Reaper]

Muffler King in Garland. Kevin does good alignments on lowered cars.

Are you talking about Bill the Muffler King on 11118 Garland Rd?

[TwoQuack]

COBB in Plano does race alignment and car balancing.

[NAVAG]

Are you talking about Bill the Muffler King on 11118 Garland Rd?

Yes. Call and ask for Kevin. He'll take good care of you. He got mine within spec without camber bolts. I need to go back since its been about a year. This time I'll bring a set of camber bolts with me.

[GreggASmith]

GIO Tire Shop on Cooper in Arlington did mine after I installed the Steeda springs. The only thing that needed adjustment was the toe.

The place doesn't look super impressive from the curb, but every employee seems to own a drift car or an autocross bandit. They do good work.

[NAVAG]

I went back to Muffler King a couple of months ago when I got my new wheels. I also added a new set of Koni Orange shocks and struts recently and I knew the front end would need to be adjusted.

The camber was waaaaay off after I put everything together. The stance was so bad I was expecting to hear some loud-ass woofers and see a fart-can muffler sticking out of the back. Kevin at MK got everything back in spec and didn't charge that much - less than $75.

Also what I like about that place is that they always seem have a 65-68 Pony on a lift doing work on it when I go there. It also isn't much to look at on the outside and it's in Garland, Texas...and it may look like Zombies destroyed it but it's just Garland.

[TwoQuack]

COBB tuning in Plano has the right tools for 4 wheel alignment and camber adjustment.

[GunsUp]

NTB at coit at bush right by the Friday night meet has an alignment machine for lowered cars. My buddy is the manager there. Said they get all kinds of hellaflush cars there

[Lucky13]

Get a camber gauge from Maximum Motorsports for 75 bucks, some string and jackstands and knock it out. Easy. There are links all over the place. Level a place in the garage and do it. Patience required but a shit ton cheaper than alignments all the time if you're dicking around with camber. My $0.02.