Hey guys. so a lot of you know i recently dropped my car, from a previous thread where I have pics. Anyways I went today to get the lifetime alignment done at firestone, like a lot of people have got on there G's. I went to three shops, and all said no they can't get my car on the rack because its "too low" This doesn't make sense because all you guys with eibach/h&r springs are just as low as me, and i know tons of other people have got the alignment done. What do I do?! any suggestions would help, did any of you guys have to deal with this problem?! Thanks in advance!

here is the link to the thread with pics of my car after the drop:

https://g35driver.com/forums/v36-brakes-suspension-wheels-tires/196886-dropped-car-pics-inside.html

CP

 

Find an independant alignment shop that specializes in alignments only is your best bet. Check with local car clubs or race shops to see where they recommend getting alignments done, it will be more expensive, but they usually have the equipment to work on lowered cars and will usually do a better job in getting the alignment set up properly, in my experience most firestones do poor work and just try to get the alignment numbers close to the specified range

 

You don't list where you're from so it's difficult to tell you where to take your
G. Trust me Firestone isn't the only alignment shop in town. Most shops have a pit so you're not driving on a raised rack. Check around your area
and ask questions about alignment, most good alignment/brake shops have
a following........where people would rather go than Firestone!
Gary

 

i am in portland oregon

 

Im having problems with finding a firestone shop in DFW that can help me as well. I went in and spoke with them Friday and the guy just looked at me and said once lowered he couldnt get it back into spec. I explained the alignment and camber kit and he had the deer in the headlight look . So im like screw this, they aint touching my G here. Only reason I wanted them was the lifetime alignment but it looks like ill be going somewhere else.

 

ya i hear ya. but i found a firestone in pdx, that said they will do my car, and that they do TONS of lowered cars all the time, and no issues. and the guy who was helping me said he has a drag car that he brings that is 3'' off the ground all the way around and he gets his alignment done there 3-4 times a year, so he told me not to worry, he will make sure its done well. So I am getting it done tomorrow, I will let you guys know how it goes!

 

tell them to put some wood down in front of the alignment ramps....worked for every previous car I have owned.

 

Well, your first mistake is taking a G to Firestone. Kind of like having a gardener be your dog's vet.
Find a good independent that works on all cars, HP, sports cars, customs, etc. Experience alone makes a big difference in the mechanic you choose.
Granted, there may be local chain shop with experience on your kind of car, just hope it's the same mechanic working on yours.

 

Its great that youve found one that knows what they are doing. I have several shops here that do alignment, just no lifetime like Firestone. I would like to be able to pay them a little extra for the lifetime but the guys here are jackasses, no clue whatsoever

 

Where are you located?

 

Dallas Fort Worth. Maybe your folks up there can recommend one of their locations here lol

 

lol, i doubt it. I just got the alignment done today. They did a good job, and no issues at all. so i am pretty happy. do you have any pics of your car? what mods do you have done to your car?

 

View sig, only one pic and that is from monday when I hit 1200 miles but I cant figure out how to resize it to post it. also, ordered euro lip spoiler today, same place urirx98 got his
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PAINT...mZ370013049489

 

Lifetime alignments are a joke in most cases. I would not lose sleep over it.
Get a good mechanic that will give you a year, and bring it back every six months (which for the toothpick tie rods on the stock G) is a good idea anyway.
A good alignment from a pro shop over a chain can be well worth some $70+ a year.

 

Ive got a guy that has done chevy and nissan trucks and honda autos for me before at a brake and alignment shop, carried the car over to him today and he quoted 95 for the alignment and 260 to do the springs. His work has been real good quality in the past so I will probably just go that route. Anyone know the specs? His computer only has up to 06 sedans, not updated for new body style yet