Cheapest place for front end alignment?

[Matt-B]

Called some various place, all with their heads up their asses.

Quotes from 60-135$

anyone cheap. For Christ sake, only the tierods get adjusted.



thanks for any help

[619E30]

Free at my school. lol

[Hellabad]

Call me today and I will tell you how to do it. I wont be around tomorrow.

You will quickly learn how to do things cheap when you race a car while you are paying for your own college.


Jay (530) 677 8600

[1craze30]

they want 60-135 for toe-in only adjustment? wild

[Matt-B]

yea. I was like are you kidding, and hung up.

[daniel]

if its $60, just do it. that is a good deal. Most places charge around $100 because they still check your thrust angle and BS like that with the laser guided super duper alignment gizmos.

[Matt-B]

I dont have 60$. Going to try hellabad's idea tomorrow

[HellzMindPlaya]

basically you just find some way to measure the distance between the fronts of the two tires, and the backs of the two tires. When I helped adjust my toe-in we just used some plates that went against the outside of the tire and had slots cut in it for a tape measure blade to go through it. I don't remember what the measurements were, but if you have no toe-in in front of the tire would measure like 60" and behind would measure the same 60". then you just turn the adjusters so that the tires have like 1/16" toe in and you should be good. I think that is all we set mine for, and it hasn't giving me an ounce of trouble. We also set my camber, but you need a fancy tool for that, and then camber/caster plates so you can even adjust it.

[hoveringuy]

I used a laser level. I lined it up with the tires, marked the beam on the floor behind the tires and 10' in front, did some trig to find the angle.

Adjust, repeat.

[daniel]

I dont have 60$.

then you can't afford a tank of gas either. stop driving until you get a job or something.

[Matt-B]

I can afford to drive to peoples houses to work, and make the little $ I do. I dont have 60$ extra, Trevor. There called Toe Plates.

Thats what Im trying.

[ejnight]

The line up shop on 102 off Halsey, Portland. Ask for Charlie $45

[Zues]

Firestone has lifetime alignment $139.

[Matt-B]

thanks anyways...I dont want to pay that much. trying to do it myself tomorrow

[s_ribs]

Post up what hellabad told you to do and how it worked when you're done.