alignment headaches

[ironmedic]

ok i have drag launch springs that lowered my car around 1 inch and i just installed some global west C/C plates. i also installed some lakewood 70/30's today. the firestone alignment guy said the camber is maxed out and cant get it into the range for stock. can you adjust it to stock with lowered springs? this is what they gave me:

left front:
camber:
actual: -2.73 before: -3.02 specified range: -0.61 to 0.89

caster:
actual: 1.36 before: -1.34 specified range: 0.52 to 2.02


right front:
camber:
actual: -3.05 before: -3.07 specified range: -0.61 to 0.89

caster:
actual: 0.00 before: -0.03 specified range: 0.52 to 2.02

i dont understand why they couldnt get the camber in the range? the plates are 3 way adjustable so i figured they would be able to.

the global west instructions were a bit hard to understand but they couldnt get it to the global west adjustments either!

 

[ironmedic]

no one knows anything?

 

[red92stang]

bring it to someone else who knows what they're doing. like a shop that only does alignments. usually people at tire places dont speak english or are idiots.

 

[saleenx029]

Those steeda balljoints(XR2?) might help I have heard they correct the suspension geometry which might allow you to align it properly. Just an idea.

 

[ratrapp]

i work in an alignment shop and do alignments.i installed eibach springs and mac c&c plates on my buddy's 95 gt.the car had atleast 2 degrees of camber adjustment in the plates.the car went into specs fine.you either have a serious problem with the car or the idiot doesn't know how to use the machine or hasn't calibrated the alignment heads in a long time or doesn't know you can calibrate the heads at all.find another shop,preferably not a large chain store where most people just don't care.

 

[ironmedic]

ok im gonna check around for a good alignment shop.