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XfireZ51
04-23-2010, 06:30 PM
Having recently put on C6 Z wheels and tires, Pete was good enough to also give me a set of lowering bolts. Installed those last weekend so it was time to check and re-do alignment if necessary. Took ZR to Suburban Tire on Lake Street in Hanover Park. Ralph does the alignments with an awesome Hunter machine. Ralph is a Corvette brother,
being the owner of a Briar Blue/Black 1972 LT-1. He added Brodix heads.
Goes without saying, Ralph "appreciates" Vettes and Vette owners.
I would HIGHLY recommend using him for your alignment if you are in the neighborhood. Excellent and THOROUGH service. Ralph took over 2 hours doing the front and rear. Rear wasn't too bad. Fronts were off by 1 and 1.8d. Did a great job. A posting a picture of him and of the before/after alignment specs from the Hunter. BTW, the cost for this was $113. Super.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x198/Z51Xfire/Alignmnent-MFExhaust002.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x198/Z51Xfire/AlignmentSpec.jpg

We used JeffVs street handling spec as close as we could get. Got camber back near spec. Turn in seems more responsive. Tracks nicely!:mrgreen:
-=Jeff=-
04-24-2010, 12:23 AM
was was not too bad to begin with.. mine was pretty bad when I got it done last year..

Although I went to the place Marc H takes his.. I will go to Suburban next time
XfireZ51
04-24-2010, 09:50 AM
was was not too bad to begin with.. mine was pretty bad when I got it done last year..

Although I went to the place Marc H takes his.. I will go to Suburban next time

=Jeff=,

Not sure if front end was off due to diff wheel offset or if it was due to crap job by NTB shop at Stratford Square last year.
-=Jeff=-
04-24-2010, 11:02 AM
well it was not off by too much..
XfireZ51
04-24-2010, 11:08 AM
well it was not off by too much..

Ralph thought it was off and that it tracked ok because left and right offset each other.
Pete
04-24-2010, 02:13 PM
Pictures????

Pete
XfireZ51
04-24-2010, 05:49 PM
Pictures????

Pete

Of?

Just determined my winter project. Upper ball joints. Rubber boots ripped on driver and passenger side.
-=Jeff=-
04-24-2010, 08:57 PM
Of?

Just determined my winter project. Upper ball joints. Rubber boots ripped on driver and passenger side.

Winter?

that one is actually pretty easy..
Pete
04-25-2010, 01:43 AM
Of?


You in a thong on your Z licking a lolipop.:sign10:

Pictures of your Z with it being lowered and alinged,of course.


Pete
Paul Workman
04-25-2010, 08:20 AM
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Just determined my winter project. Upper ball joints. Rubber boots ripped on driver and passenger side.

Like =Jeff= said...Easy.

Just gotta grind/drill out the rivets and the new ball joints (got mine from midamerica) come with bolts. Then you can take your Z back to the alignment shop (again) and get those pictures Pete wanted. (No, not you wearing a thong, silly. I mean pix of the alignment process...sheesh!:rolleyes::sign10:)

P.
XfireZ51
04-25-2010, 09:30 AM
You in a thong on your Z licking a lolipop.:sign10:

Pictures of your Z with it being lowered and alinged,of course.


Pete

Pete,

Maybe I'll just drive it out to your place and show you.

I have some before lowering pics, I'll take after pics once I take it off jackstands probably later today. Maybe I can get Jeff to come over and help replace clutch fluid. ;)
tomtom72
04-25-2010, 11:00 AM
:worship: I'd like to see a few pictures of Ralph's LT-1....Briar blue/black 72 LT-1 with factory air was my first corvette....waaaay back in 1977... I loved that car, no correction, I love that car! :mrgreen:

I love my ZR-1 also...:dancing....no flames....."love the one you're with"...:thumbsup: