Will a dealership install caster camber plates on my mustang? If not where do I need to look to find somebody to install them. I've talked to a few mechanics on the side and said won't do it unless they had an alignment machine. Why would they say this? Can't I get someone to install them and then have another place give me an alignment? What have you guys done in the past? Thanks.
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I would say that from my experience, most dealership techs do NOT want to work on aftermarket stuff.
You should call around to front end shops and see who has experience with CC plates. You really want to find a performance shop that has an alignment rack.
Your best bet is to start making calls, start off with your local front end shops and specifically ask if the front end tech is experienced with aftermarket CC plates and how to align a car with them. Just start calling.
Me personally, I installed them myself and did my own alignment. I LOVE my job.
You should call around to front end shops and see who has experience with CC plates. You really want to find a performance shop that has an alignment rack.
Your best bet is to start making calls, start off with your local front end shops and specifically ask if the front end tech is experienced with aftermarket CC plates and how to align a car with them. Just start calling.
Me personally, I installed them myself and did my own alignment. I LOVE my job.
You can probably have an independant Mustang/performance shop do the install for cheaper. The work will be as good if not better (dealers don't necessarily like to install aftermarket parts).
The chosen CC-install shop should be able to eyeball alignment enough to get it close. Your caster and camber could be off a bit (camber affects toe). Just ask the guy to use a tape measure to check toe before you leave. You can get accurate to 1/16 of an inch or so this way.
Good luck.
EDIT: Chris posted good stuff while I pecked.
The chosen CC-install shop should be able to eyeball alignment enough to get it close. Your caster and camber could be off a bit (camber affects toe). Just ask the guy to use a tape measure to check toe before you leave. You can get accurate to 1/16 of an inch or so this way.
Good luck.
EDIT: Chris posted good stuff while I pecked.
Just eyeball it and then drive to get it aligned. I've done this with strut/cc/spindle/Sn95brake installs.
Just call around and find a shop that will do alignments on lowered cars or will accept custom alignment specs.
Just call around and find a shop that will do alignments on lowered cars or will accept custom alignment specs.
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My experiences with the dealership are probably not as common, but I've yet to experience a Ford dealership that wasn't just as willing to do aftermarket stuff as stock replacement.
I've only needed to utilize the local dealership for a couple things on my 5.0, but their attitude can best be summed up by the following, literal, q&a.
Me: "Would you guys be willing to do a ring & pinion swap and install a new trac-lock at the same time?"
Dealership: "Of course. We can do anything. We can turn your mustang into a bus if you like."
I've only needed to utilize the local dealership for a couple things on my 5.0, but their attitude can best be summed up by the following, literal, q&a.
Me: "Would you guys be willing to do a ring & pinion swap and install a new trac-lock at the same time?"
Dealership: "Of course. We can do anything. We can turn your mustang into a bus if you like."
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