Indy Lonnie
Well-Known Member
Make sure you properly vet any alignment shop doing your alignment.
I chose a local shop that answered of my questions in the best way, I thought. I dropped my Goblin off first thing last Friday morning and after work picked it up end of day. $210. They told me the printer was broken on their alignment rack and could not give me a printout. They showed me some pics of the "after". I drove it home and when I climbed out I started looking at the tires and observed the tire wear. The driver front tire was showing 1/3 of the outer tire was not contacting the road. I put my digital degree finder to check the camber -6.5*. The drivers front was -0.3*. Drivers rear +1.2. Passenger rear -1.25. I was pissed. I got out my toe plates and checked the toe. I almost lost it. The front was toed in 5/8", the rear toed in 1-1/8". I went ballistic.
Of course they were closed by that time, so I did the only thing I could do. I got out my 8' level and tore into the alignment myself. The heat index was 110* and I didn't care. I checked the caster and it was surprisingly 9.5*. I think it was set correctly from the assembly video. I adjusted all the four corners of the camber and called it a night. I was soaked trough with sweat.
The next morning I called the shop and talked to the manager. He offered a full refund but was shocked his techs didn't do it correctly. I went to the shop and got my refund, but they were still in denial they their techs didn't do it correctly. I came home and finished out the toe at 1/8" toe in front/rear with the write-up provided on the forum.
Today in 100* - 110* heat index I drove the car about 100 miles. It drove great. No pulling what so ever. It feels good and planted in the corners not. I took a 15 mph round-about- I entered at 30 and exited 3/4 around at 40. I should have done my own alignment in the first place especially since I bought all the tools. I did a quick string alignment when I assembled the Goblin and wanted to get a professional to get it perfectly dialed in for me. So much for the "professionals".
Kudos to Adam and Lonny for showing us how to do it the right way!
I chose a local shop that answered of my questions in the best way, I thought. I dropped my Goblin off first thing last Friday morning and after work picked it up end of day. $210. They told me the printer was broken on their alignment rack and could not give me a printout. They showed me some pics of the "after". I drove it home and when I climbed out I started looking at the tires and observed the tire wear. The driver front tire was showing 1/3 of the outer tire was not contacting the road. I put my digital degree finder to check the camber -6.5*. The drivers front was -0.3*. Drivers rear +1.2. Passenger rear -1.25. I was pissed. I got out my toe plates and checked the toe. I almost lost it. The front was toed in 5/8", the rear toed in 1-1/8". I went ballistic.
Of course they were closed by that time, so I did the only thing I could do. I got out my 8' level and tore into the alignment myself. The heat index was 110* and I didn't care. I checked the caster and it was surprisingly 9.5*. I think it was set correctly from the assembly video. I adjusted all the four corners of the camber and called it a night. I was soaked trough with sweat.
The next morning I called the shop and talked to the manager. He offered a full refund but was shocked his techs didn't do it correctly. I went to the shop and got my refund, but they were still in denial they their techs didn't do it correctly. I came home and finished out the toe at 1/8" toe in front/rear with the write-up provided on the forum.
Today in 100* - 110* heat index I drove the car about 100 miles. It drove great. No pulling what so ever. It feels good and planted in the corners not. I took a 15 mph round-about- I entered at 30 and exited 3/4 around at 40. I should have done my own alignment in the first place especially since I bought all the tools. I did a quick string alignment when I assembled the Goblin and wanted to get a professional to get it perfectly dialed in for me. So much for the "professionals".
Kudos to Adam and Lonny for showing us how to do it the right way!
