Get your alignment checked!

Get your alignment checked!

My car has been leading me around on the freeway like a puppy on a leash since I had to take apart the front end of my car to get my clutch and flywheel replaced. I decided to go down to goodyear and get an alignment since I haven't had one in a few years and OMG! They said my Toe and Camber were all screwed up and it took them an hour and half to get her dialed in dead on. But now when I jump on the road the car feels completely new. It goes around corners like a crazy horse, I think I just got too used to what it was like without a good alignment Just thought I would share my experience. Also the guy that did the alignment said its typical for them to get lowered honda's and stuff but he had never seen a Corolla so tricked out and he really liked it. He also said that these cars are not designed to be NASCARs and when we stiffen up the suspension we really need to do alignments pretty regularly if we auto-x and stuff. I don't know if he really knew what he was talking about but the results don't lie! Oh yeah and having my steering wheel straight again is a big plus

Oh I have another question? Does anyone know if a company makes stronger rear toe adjust arms for our cars? One of mine is actually bent just a little. He was able to adjust it so that the slight bend didn't affect anything but the fact I was able to bend that peice of metal in the back has me thinking I need something a little stronger

I'm gonna get my alignment done a few days after my suspension gets put in. Can't wait for that either. My car pulls to the side and vibrates at higher speeds. But thats cause one of my rims is bent. both my driver side rims are messed up actually.

But ya, i haven't had my alignment done in a year and its been a bumpy year, lots of potholes after that winter....

o didn'tknow that. But the earliest i can get my alightnment is monday or tuesday. I'm getting it installed friday.
How long should i wait and any advice wit new suspension?

hmmm i guess i'll wait a while then. Not in a hurry. My front tires are pretty much dead, so i don't can about tireware.
I guess i should avoid potwholes more then usual and go easy on corners for a week or sometin

Everywhere I read says new spirings take at least 500 miles to settle.

haha that's probably how my car is right now, my alignment has been out of sync for a WHILE!!! I think well over 2 years lol I just have the money till now but next week all that changes since I'm replacing all the suspension/brakes with HIGH PERFORMANCE BABY!!! hehehe

so you guys are saying i have to go around 500 miles before i get an alighnment done? where did u guys see this?

if one existed.....

well not high performance but aftermarket you know so I'll have better handling and stuff than I do now cause my shocks are bad and springs too so a little dangerous u know

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I'm thinking of getting the 4piston 11" rotor upgrade for myself.. $725 not a bad price imo.

eh if it didn't snow I'd even consider it but having wheels in the winter isn't too fun

all i know is i get my alignment checked every six months on all cars and trucks we own.