Vortech347
03-30-2015, 11:28 AM
Took my car to the tire shop I do all my business exclusively with. I take the Marauder in for a much needed alignment after replacing most of the front suspension components. I give him the specs I want the car set to.
-.3 to .-5 neg camber.
Zero toe
5.5* Caster.
The manager who is a friend of mine and is the reason I take my stuff there brought the sheet and said I was good to go. I check the sheet and its set to Ford specs. -1 camber, 5.5* caster and -.20 toe in. I told him this was not what I wanted, very nicely. He says "lets go redo it really quick" so I walk back with him and talk to the tech while he puts the car back on the rack.
Well, the tech turned into a gigantic ******* after the manager walked away. I asked him if he adjusted the camber bolts as they are often over looked. He told me yes. I looked. OEM lock plates still on them. I said "no, you have to take these plates off". Then he's like "ohhh ok" I turn my back to make a phone call and I hear an air hammer. Yea, he used an air hammer to remove them so my K member has a few lovely buggers in it now. Doesn't effect what it does at all, but still.
Finally adjusts it all to my spec. Then I tell him "Can you please torque the camber bolts to 160-166ftlbs?" He gives me this nasty look and says "air gun fine"
I'm driving home and notice the steering wheel isn't true. **** it. I'll fix it myself I can do it easy with a laser to adjust toe. Then hear a pop. I pull the car up onto my ramps and grab my torque wrench. One side was only about 80ft lbs and the side that popped.....50ft-lbs MAYBE. Took more than a full turn to reach 160ft-lbs.
Seriously my dream garage will have an alignment rack so I don't need to deal with this ****. I should have told him to go take a smoke break while I used the rack.
I talked to the manager and was as nice as I could be about it and he said I can bring it back in. **** that. So the same guy can be an ******* again?
Time to take my business elsewhere.
-.3 to .-5 neg camber.
Zero toe
5.5* Caster.
The manager who is a friend of mine and is the reason I take my stuff there brought the sheet and said I was good to go. I check the sheet and its set to Ford specs. -1 camber, 5.5* caster and -.20 toe in. I told him this was not what I wanted, very nicely. He says "lets go redo it really quick" so I walk back with him and talk to the tech while he puts the car back on the rack.
Well, the tech turned into a gigantic ******* after the manager walked away. I asked him if he adjusted the camber bolts as they are often over looked. He told me yes. I looked. OEM lock plates still on them. I said "no, you have to take these plates off". Then he's like "ohhh ok" I turn my back to make a phone call and I hear an air hammer. Yea, he used an air hammer to remove them so my K member has a few lovely buggers in it now. Doesn't effect what it does at all, but still.
Finally adjusts it all to my spec. Then I tell him "Can you please torque the camber bolts to 160-166ftlbs?" He gives me this nasty look and says "air gun fine"
I'm driving home and notice the steering wheel isn't true. **** it. I'll fix it myself I can do it easy with a laser to adjust toe. Then hear a pop. I pull the car up onto my ramps and grab my torque wrench. One side was only about 80ft lbs and the side that popped.....50ft-lbs MAYBE. Took more than a full turn to reach 160ft-lbs.
Seriously my dream garage will have an alignment rack so I don't need to deal with this ****. I should have told him to go take a smoke break while I used the rack.
I talked to the manager and was as nice as I could be about it and he said I can bring it back in. **** that. So the same guy can be an ******* again?
Time to take my business elsewhere.