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Re: Need to find a place whom can align my '99
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Posted by JesseP (more from JesseP) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:56:21 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Need to find a place whom can align my '99, Brently, Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:08:43
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Yeah I wouldn't mess with it myself... best for an alignment rack.
I find even if you find someone with shims,
who says they can do it, they can't.
Been to about 5 shops in the Seattle area that failed.
I always go back to Rick's Tire in Seattle.
It's the shop ScanWest uses.

I asked last time and they said it was be because the A-arms needs to be fully compressed,
then the alignment set, and the a-arms released.
The other shops aren't compressing fully.

Also make sure the steering rack bolts are especially tight.
Otherwise a guy may spend hours trying to hit the toe-in,
all the while complaining it won't hold or is shifting.
Make sure the lower a-arm bolts are tight as well.
They only mess with the upper ones,
if the lowers are loose the activity will just make it worse.

I would tell them specifically this:
Euro Spec:
Camber - 0.7 degrees
Caster + 2.5 degrees
Toe-in 0

The caster it the tough one to hit.
And +2.5 seems to be the limit of the stock bolts.
So pretty much the a-arms needs to be compressed and the shims maxed.
The US spec was closer to +1.5 caster with -.03 camber.
Getting it balanced on both sides is the trick...

I'd start calling NoCal SAAB shops...

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