Looking for total parts and tools list for suspension

[Trippen Out]

So i guess ill have to call the shop to find out what really happened. on my paper work it just says wheel alignment 89.99 and 15 hours of suspenion labor in edition to that billed at 10.50 an hour. anyway here are the alignment before and after specs. they aligned it twice

left front ---------------- right front
camber 0.04 ---------------- camber -1.7
caster 4.5 ---------------- caster 7.2
toe -0.69 --------------- toe -0.49

left rear ---------------- right rear
camber -1.8 ---------------- camber -2.4
toe -0.23 ---------------- toe 0.12

front
total toe -1.17
steer ahead -0.10

rear
total toe -0.11
thrust angle -0.18


Then after the first attempt
left front ---------------- right front
camber -0.04 ---------------- camber -0.6
caster 6.1 ---------------- caster 6.2
toe -0.00 --------------- toe -0.05

left rear ---------------- right rear
camber -1.8 ---------------- camber -2.5
toe 0.21 ---------------- toe -0.04

front
total toe 0.05
steer ahead -0.02

rear
total toe 0.17
thrust angle 0.12

Then after this they broke down the front end and started over after fixing whatever was wrong mostly tie rod related and the steering wheel being 180 off as well.

the 2nd before attempt

left front ---------------- right front
camber -0.06 ---------------- camber -0.9
caster 5.5 ---------------- caster 5.4
toe -0.35 --------------- toe -0.66

left rear ---------------- right rear
camber -1.9 ---------------- camber -2.5
toe 0.05 ---------------- toe 0.02

front
total toe -1.01
steer ahead 0.16

rear
total toe 0.07
thrust angle 0.01

and then the final time result
left front ---------------- right front
camber -.07 ---------------- camber -1.0
caster 5.5 ---------------- caster 5.4
toe 0.10 --------------- toe 0.11

left rear ---------------- right rear
camber -1.9 ---------------- camber -2.6
toe 0.06 ---------------- toe 0.03

front
total toe 0.21
steer ahead 0.00

rear
total toe 0.09
thrust angle 0.01

 

[dnsherrill]

that's some crazy #%*! $10.50/hour???
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you may have signed a binding estimate before they started work. If you did, and it's less than the final bill you could have some recourse

 

[Trippen Out]

my bad it was 1/10th of an hour. so it looks like they charged me for 1.5 hours of addition work

 

[sprocket]

With a couple of jack stands, a length of twine and a tape measure you should be able to do a driveway alignment that is plenty close enough to drive the car no matter how jacked it is in the first place. Just stretch a string between the jack stands on one side of the car and move the stands until the string is the same distance from the center of the front rim and the back rim. Make sure the steering wheel is straight first. Now measure the the distance to the string at both the front and the back of the front tire at its widest point. Crack the tie rod nut and adjust the inner tie rod until the tire is straight, meaning you get the same measurement at the front and the back of the tire. Repeat on the other side. Take it for a short drive and repeat.

As for the job the shop did, they should follow the identical process no matter what condition the alignment is in in the first place. The procedure is the same, the adjustments just might be larger. Some alignments are faster than others. It evens out in the long run. They can't give you back your car and say the job is complete when it is not. Once they do that, they have to stand by their work at no additional cost to you. If there was some major problem, and I don't think there was, they should have told you about it before completing the work the first time.

 

[dnsherrill]

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fwiw- I'm not doing the forward front end SRB's and doubt I'll regret it...

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update; I regret it :Bang