adventures at Firestone.
06-27-2005, 08:52 AM
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adventures at Firestone.
Finally got around to taking the car for an alignment, I got the firestone lifetime alignment for 119.00. The tech must have been excited to be at work at 7 am Saturday because he was not patient driving my car to the lift, went through a dip in the parking lot to fast,,,scraaaaaape, then up on the ramps what looked to fast to me.,,,,,scraaaaped.
The rear end was only 0.10 of an inch shifted to the right after the lowering. I had to get the wheels balanced so they did that too.
Even though I was standing at the garage entrance near the car the whole time. I didn’t notice it when the mechanic mounted the rears on the front and fronts on the rears…had em all torqued down too. He tried to roll the car a bit and it wouldn’t move….sayin the brakes are locked. No there rubbing the shocks. I was like OH crap something I did is messed up. Then i walked into the garage and saw and said you got the wheels on wrong…. Coincidently at that moment manager came out and told me to get out of the garage area…LOL.
So I moved to my spot, just outside but still able to see . The tech made a comment about my “Chrome strut mounts “ .
Anyway. After 1.5 hours there I’m like look Mom no hands , rolling straight as an arrow down the highway.
The rear end was only 0.10 of an inch shifted to the right after the lowering. I had to get the wheels balanced so they did that too.
Even though I was standing at the garage entrance near the car the whole time. I didn’t notice it when the mechanic mounted the rears on the front and fronts on the rears…had em all torqued down too. He tried to roll the car a bit and it wouldn’t move….sayin the brakes are locked. No there rubbing the shocks. I was like OH crap something I did is messed up. Then i walked into the garage and saw and said you got the wheels on wrong…. Coincidently at that moment manager came out and told me to get out of the garage area…LOL.
So I moved to my spot, just outside but still able to see . The tech made a comment about my “Chrome strut mounts “ .
Anyway. After 1.5 hours there I’m like look Mom no hands , rolling straight as an arrow down the highway.
06-27-2005, 12:28 PM
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06-27-2005, 01:11 PM
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Originally posted by firebirdjosh
Depends what he scraped. If it was the airdam I'd laugh sheepishly. If it was a bumper I'd drive away.
Depends what he scraped. If it was the airdam I'd laugh sheepishly. If it was a bumper I'd drive away.
06-27-2005, 02:06 PM
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It was my exhaust near the cat, it hangs pretty low, but yeah he should have gone a bit slower.
He knew the car had been lowered, and i think that ticked him off because he knows it throws the geometry off. I heard him mumble something about an "all day alignment".
really it only took him about and hour to do, could have been less if he hadn't put the rear wheels on the front
He knew the car had been lowered, and i think that ticked him off because he knows it throws the geometry off. I heard him mumble something about an "all day alignment".
really it only took him about and hour to do, could have been less if he hadn't put the rear wheels on the front
06-27-2005, 02:08 PM
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the tech and manager sound like idiots also. you would think if you just rotated tires and it doesnt move, maybe look if something is making contact with the tires. The manager should of asked why you were there instead of just kicking you out. i wouldnt go back ever
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