DIY Alignment: Worst bang-for-the-buck DIY ever

[rumatt]

I did a DIY alignment yesterday to remove some camber from the rear wheels. When I was all done, I had spent a total of 10 hours.

Note to self: I probably should have bought the smart strings.

Note to self 2: having a garage so small you can barely walk around the vehicle makes it harder to do alignments.

Note to self 3: if you make a custom ramps for each wheel to ensure the car is level, don't leave them outside overnight so they get rained on and warped.

[Plaz]

And to think I was feeling a little sorry for myself since I washed my car yesterday and it's raining like mad today.

[ff]

rumatt, I give you props for doing the job yourself, though.

You can always be proud of the fact that your 10 hours of labor was a lot more satisfying than paying a shop $19.99 to handle it in 30 minutes.

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by ff

rumatt, I give you props for doing the job yourself, though.

You can always be proud of the fact that your 10 hours of labor was a lot more satisfying than paying a shop $19.99 to handle it in 30 minutes.

[bren]

Told you so.


Please tell me where one can get a $19.99 alignment (particularly one that includes both camber and toe adjustment.)

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by bren

Told you so.


Please tell me where one can get a $19.99 alignment (particularly one that includes both camber and toe adjustment.)

Chiropractor?

[ff]

Originally Posted by bren

Told you so.


Please tell me where one can get a $19.99 alignment (particularly one that includes both camber and toe adjustment.)

I think Earl Sheib is doing alignments too, these days.

[lupinsea]

Hey, I feel for ya on the small garage thing.

Recently had to work on my Jeep out in our drive way because the garage was too small to pull the axle shafts. They would have hit the walls before clearing the axle housing.

For a week or so the front drive way looked like we were in Redneckville.

The DIY is definitely a fine balance point between cost vs. time.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by Plaz

Chiropractor?

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by lupinsea

Hey, I feel for ya on the small garage thing.

Recently had to work on my Jeep out in our drive way because the garage was too small to pull the axle shafts. They would have hit the walls before clearing the axle housing.

For a week or so the front drive way looked like we were in Redneckville.

The DIY is definitely a fine balance point between cost vs. time.

Around here, full alignments seem to run between $200 and $400, particularly if you're not stock.