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01-25-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DFWs2k,Jan 25 2010, 04:22 PM

hm. wow, never heard this advice before...

Which part?

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01-25-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DFWs2k,Jan 25 2010, 06:22 PM

i think all NTBs have in ground lifts so you don't have to worry about scraping AT ALL

I went to the NTB near Preston on 121 in Plano, but they said they couldn't do my car since it wouldn't clear the ramps. That store was built in '06.

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01-25-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tehsu,Jan 25 2010, 04:58 PM

so I hear a new noise now, like its the sound of the breaks being worn down but im not breaking, and only occurs when i accelerate in first and low speeds taking a turn when im going straight its fine

Maybe a wheel bearing was damaged.

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01-25-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gernby,Jan 25 2010, 05:05 PM

It looks to me like his toe isn't really that bad. It just looks like the steering wheel was turned when he did the print out.

I guess there not at bad at it looks. There is a .9 difference. If one is at +.5 and the other at +.4 than it would be ok but if you have one at 0 and the other at -.9, when you mix that with the slight inner toe wear of the camber it will wear a tire.

Oh. And your pull might not even be in your alignment. Tires can cause a car to pull even if there is nothing really "wrong" with the tire. Since your fronts are probably directional, they will have dissmounted and remounted in the other direction so it can be put on the other side of the car.

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01-25-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 00MUGENS2,Jan 25 2010, 03:18 PM

WOW. Your toe is f!@#. I hope he adjusted the toe before you left or your gunna need front tires every 5k miles.

That was the interm reading after he adjusted the caster by merely 0.1
I updated the post to summarize the final reading which has zero toes.

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01-26-2010, 07:53 AM

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Hey Mugen, how low of a car can you do alignment for? I'm about to lower my car 2" and would need an alignment.

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01-26-2010, 10:22 AM

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You can come by and we can try it. If we have to the bumper isnt hard to take off.

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01-26-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 00MUGENS2,Jan 26 2010, 01:22 PM

You can come by and we can try it. If we have to the bumper isnt hard to take off.

Dayumn! I can't believe I didn't think about taking the friggin' bumper off! That is brilliant! Taking the bumper off would be so much more convenient that what I've been considering.

What times are convenient for you to do an alignment, and how long do you think it would take in total (including wait)?

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