Alignment after lowering?? (airmatic)
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Alignment after lowering?? (airmatic)
So I just had my airmatic lowered at TWS via notching in the rear and brackets in the front…everything is just fine…but should I have it aligned? And if yes…do I tell the shop anything special or just let them go about their normal business?
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Chris
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Originally Posted by chenry
So I just had my airmatic lowered at TWS via notching in the rear and brackets in the front…everything is just fine…but should I have it aligned? And if yes…do I tell the shop anything special or just let them go about their normal business?
TIA
Chris
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Chris
If it were my car I'd align it for sure.... I have to ask, why chop up your car to lower it???? Why not lower it via star diagnosis @ the dealer???? Its easily reversable when it comes time to dump it...
Last edited by HELL ONA HARLEY; Sep 4, 2005 at 01:13 AM.
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Originally Posted by HELL ONA HARLEY
If it were my car I'd align it for sure.... I have to ask, why chop up your car to lower it???? Why not lower it via star diagnosis @ the dealer???? Its easily reversable when it comes time to dump it...
After living through numerous electronic gremlins in my BMW’s and at the same time having an Audi Allroad (air suspension with 4 levels) lowered basically with the Audi equivalent of the star method and having probs (for Audis its called the 402 mod)…I wanted something mechanical…that’s all…for the aforementioned reasons (which are not directly applicable to my MBZ but nonetheless are still with me) I’m gun shy of doing anything electronic right now…so for me this was the best method to proceed with …a notch under the car is meaningless to me…hell I just pulled the car apart to hardwire my detector…and as for service/warranty that is simply not an issue for me
For others…im sure that the star method or a module makes sense…just not me not now
Great forum glad to be here…and hey…nice bike!
Now back to my orginal question do you know if I need to tell the alignment shop anything special because the car has been lowered or does that not have any bearing on what they need to do?
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Chris
Last edited by chenry; Sep 4, 2005 at 10:52 PM.
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My other forum HIGHLY recommends
West End Alignment
18008 Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90248(310) 808-9233
No personal experience, but I haven't heard ONE thing bad about them, also heard to ask for Darin (heard they are experts on alignments, they do a lot for cars that do track, and might have to wait for a week or so since they're so backed up)
Let us know how it goes!!
Good luck..and damn..nice rides
West End Alignment
18008 Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90248(310) 808-9233
No personal experience, but I haven't heard ONE thing bad about them, also heard to ask for Darin (heard they are experts on alignments, they do a lot for cars that do track, and might have to wait for a week or so since they're so backed up)
Let us know how it goes!!
Good luck..and damn..nice rides
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Originally Posted by Back2Benz
My other forum HIGHLY recommends
West End Alignment
18008 Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90248(310) 808-9233
No personal experience, but I haven't heard ONE thing bad about them, also heard to ask for Darin (heard they are experts on alignments, they do a lot for cars that do track, and might have to wait for a week or so since they're so backed up)
Let us know how it goes!!
Good luck..and damn..nice rides
West End Alignment
18008 Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90248(310) 808-9233
No personal experience, but I haven't heard ONE thing bad about them, also heard to ask for Darin (heard they are experts on alignments, they do a lot for cars that do track, and might have to wait for a week or so since they're so backed up)
Let us know how it goes!!
Good luck..and damn..nice rides
