The place I went to said they "specialize" in lowered cars and that their guys are trained for that. Not sure if that was true or not or even if there is special training for lowered stuff. All i know was it cost me almost $200. They said my tie rods (bumpsteer kit) or the rods that go into the steering rack were't screwed in even and they hade to tear it all down and redo it. Quite possible that was teh first time I had it done and it was after redoing my front suspension (CA bushings, ball joints, struts, cc Plates, bumpsteer kit, and a used spindle on the driver side) I didn't screw with how the things were screwed into the rack though
Not sure on the alignment issue, but I have heard of something you could try to take you balancer off. Someone once posted that you can take the breaker bar and put a pipe on the end of it so it can reach the driver's side frame rail. Then you pull the fuel pump relay out (so the engine doesn't start) and give a few quick cranks of the engine with the key. There should be plenty of torque there to pull the balancer. Myself, I would be kind of scared to try this because of the ammount of force involved, but I have heard that it works wonderfully. This might be done better with a 3/4" drive breaker bar and an impact socket. If those break, then that thing 'aint coming off.
TallMF: That's to get the bolt loose, which he's already done. I always lay the pipe on the ground, not the car.
Hef: I've never had a problem such as yours when taking a balancer off. Make sure you have the shaft of the puller and the bolts that bolt into the balancer completely straight.
I don't really know what else to tell you.
Good Luck!
Hef: I've never had a problem such as yours when taking a balancer off. Make sure you have the shaft of the puller and the bolts that bolt into the balancer completely straight.
I don't really know what else to tell you.
Good Luck!