Alignment shop suggestions on the peninsula? Preferably quattro experienced?
02-18-2009, 12:04 PM
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my B6A4 has very little adjustments...
iirc, in stock form:
Front - toe only. Camber & castor are not adjustable.
Rear - toe + camber
Given the only adjustments there are, could be done simply w/ tape measure and a level... I don't bother bringing my Audi to a shop for alignment.
My track junk (Miata) is another story, where from factory, everything is adjustable... where I'll likely start doing my own alignment on that this year.
Note: an alignment is ~90% dependent on the patience & meticulousness of the technician, and only ~10% dependent on the HiTech-ness of the equipment...
Front - toe only. Camber & castor are not adjustable.
Rear - toe + camber
Given the only adjustments there are, could be done simply w/ tape measure and a level... I don't bother bringing my Audi to a shop for alignment.
My track junk (Miata) is another story, where from factory, everything is adjustable... where I'll likely start doing my own alignment on that this year.
Note: an alignment is ~90% dependent on the patience & meticulousness of the technician, and only ~10% dependent on the HiTech-ness of the equipment...
02-18-2009, 12:26 PM
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actually that's the fine tuning. The subframe needs to be balanced for left/right camber
and caster first up front. Back in the day, Custom Alignment used a pry bar to move this around in my car. Now, pretty much all the reputable places have the tools to align the subframe holes
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02-18-2009, 07:55 PM
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Re: Alignment shop suggestions on the peninsula? Preferably quattro experienced?
thanks Habemus Quattro.
Yeah you can't change camber on each side individually you need to shift the subframe to equal it out in the front.
Caster: I do adjust it. (audi claims it doesn't create a pull. It is adjustable the same way as camber and yes does pull). and yes pry bars are used to twist the subframe to what i want (sometimes special tools are also required when shifting the subframe).
It is also true the quality of your alignment really depends on your alignment tech. If you want something other than a standard alignment you either need to know what you want or get lucky and find someone that actually knows alignments. Then past that they need to know your vehicle's specific specs and what they can do to make everything change in the way you want.
Scott Fraser
www.Scott-Fraser.com
Yeah you can't change camber on each side individually you need to shift the subframe to equal it out in the front.
Caster: I do adjust it. (audi claims it doesn't create a pull. It is adjustable the same way as camber and yes does pull). and yes pry bars are used to twist the subframe to what i want (sometimes special tools are also required when shifting the subframe).
It is also true the quality of your alignment really depends on your alignment tech. If you want something other than a standard alignment you either need to know what you want or get lucky and find someone that actually knows alignments. Then past that they need to know your vehicle's specific specs and what they can do to make everything change in the way you want.
Scott Fraser
www.Scott-Fraser.com