j255c Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Have had my coilovers on for a while, going to get it properly aligned this summer. Wondering if anyone know a good alignment/corner balancing shop near Westchester area. Suspension. Tein Flex Coilovers Perrin PSRS 06 TB EVO IX SE stock turbo monster subaru hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 eurotire.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 ^do they do corner balancing though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 that was more so an answer to the alignment place..but i know they are really good, but expensive. give them a call or check the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unstablementaly Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 you could try bishop motorsports in canton CT. i know it's far from where you are lookin but alignments, corner balance and dyno tuning is what they do. and the owner(s) autoX my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j255c Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Whitetiger recommended EG Tire http://www.autox4u.com/egtire/index.htm. Seems like a very good shop, + you get 10% discount off after printing that coupon. I do autox 4-5 times a summer so this should be perfect. $350 for an alignment and corner balance seems fair right? 06 TB EVO IX SE stock turbo monster subaru hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 ^best shop ive ever been to. they reall do their best to get everything done the right way. If only they werent so far from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I called up Eurotire today asked about alignment and they asked if i wanted it corner balanced..its 140 extra...so i assume they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunburnNYC Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 There is a shop called IMP in Clifton NJ I'm pretty sure they do it there. http://www.streetperformance.com/index.html?detailedlisting=23604 yeah they do it... call them -they also have a 4wd dyno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesillyracer Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 i may try eg tire due to recommendations from the board, and plus, its nice and close to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyHermit Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 ^ +1 for EG Tire, they did a great job and the guys know what they're doing. Not sure what's around the Westchester area though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomamma Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 if you don't mind driving to L.I. this place rocks. a lot of pca guys go here as well as lambo's etc http://www.tkxperformance.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j255c Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Headed over to EG tire today man do they do good work. Highly recommend them to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, perfected corner balance and alignment. I've never been this happy with my suspension before, i've had atleast 5 alignments done to this car since i've owned it, this shop blew all the other ones away. 06 TB EVO IX SE stock turbo monster subaru hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomamma Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 did they corner balance with you in the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyHermit Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 did they corner balance with you in the car? They ask you how much you weigh, then they put a driver ballast in the driver's seat to simulate your weight. The ballast is basically a bunch of car batteries. Works the same, so no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I went EuroTire today in Fairfield, NJ. I've never done a corner balancing before so I'm not really sure how to describe them. But here goes: They were pretty quick, it only took them about 1.5 hours to corner balance and then do the alignment. I gave the the recommended alignment settings that RCE supplied with the Tarmac 1's (-1.5* front camber, rear camber not adjustable, 0* toe all around, 3.5*-6* front caster). From what I've read on here, I thought that most corner balancing places would take your weight into account and work with balast in the drivers chair. I mentioned to them that I never told them how much I weighed (too much... if you need to know ) and they said that when they do corner balancing, they can't move enough weight around to offset "me" in the car. They then said that they just offset my weight by playing with the alignment slightly. <shrug> I don't know enough about suspension settings to argue with them so.. I let it go. So they corner balanced the car and did an alignment and here's what came out (no numbers of what it was before they toyed with it). Alignment: ---Front---- (Left/Right) Camber: -1.43* / -1.30* (They said they maxed it out so that's it) Cross Camber: -0.13* Caster: 5.70* / 5.14* Cross Caster: 0.57* SAI: - / - Included Angle: - / - Toe: -0.00*/ -0.00* Set Back: 0.09* Turning Angle Diff.: - / - ---Rear--- (Left/Right) Camber: -0.81* / -0.51* Toe: 0.00* / 0.00* Total Toe: 0.00* Thrust Angle: 0.00* Corner Weight: ---Front--- (Left/Right) Actual Weight: 965.0 / 963.0 Ideal Weight: 964.6 / 963.4 Adjusted Weight: 0.11 / -0.11 ---Rear--- (Left/Right) Actual Weight: 719.0 / 719.0 Ideal Weight: 719.4 / 718.6 Adjusted Weight: -0.11 / 0.11 ---Cross-Weight--- RR x LF: 1684.0 lb (50%) LR x RF: 1682.0 lb (50%) Adjusted: 0.43 lb ---Total Weight--- Car: 3366.0 lb Front: 1928.0 lb (57%) Rear: 1438.0 lb (43%) Left: 1684.0 lb (50%) Right: 1682.0 lb (50%) So if I'm reading it right, it looks like they barely had to adjust the balance of the car? A total of 0.43 pounds moved? I gave the car a quick measure again and it looks like they raised (from 25.5" I set beforehand): Front (Driver/Passenger): 2/16" / 6/16" (or 1/8" and 3/8" for those that like reduced fractions instead of continuity) Rear (Driver/Passenger): 3/16" / 3/16" For the camber, they said that when I'm in the car, the camber on the left-side should go up about 0.1*? So the front would go from -1.43* to about -1.33* and the rear.. well, they can't change the rear. Is that right? Ahh, I need to learn more, soo much more. Although, the car tracks straight, no drifting or anything, and my wheel is centered again. So.. I guess it can't be that bad if anything at all. If the suspension guru's around here like the numbers, then they're a pretty decent place to go to. Quick, clean, friendly, A/C in the waiting room upstairs (where you can watch what they're doing, hence the pictures), not too expensive ($125 alignment, $140 corner balancing). Some locals seemed to like them from what I gathered when I talked to them. Some guy brought his 645i in there to have his tires moved to new wheels. Another brought his RX-7 in to have coilovers installed, balanced, aligned. So.. yea, that's it and the end of my novel Oh, here's a link to some number that Xenonk had when he did his for those like me that don't know very much and just want to see numbers: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=60764&postcount=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyHermit Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 ^ That supposed "maxed out camber" isn't sitting right with me... did they open the hood at all to adjust the bolts on top to change camber? Coilovers with camber plates in the front should not max out at less than 1.5* That's pretty near to what stock can get. And some of their explanations sounds a bit weird to me, like how the car will gain positive camber when you sit in it...weird Maybe I'm mistaken or I misread... Josh should be able to give you a better opinion of the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Oh, I don't have camber plates =p. And.. yeah, that's what they said about the camber... <shrug> sounds funny, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyHermit Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Oh, I don't have camber plates =p. And.. yeah, that's what they said about the camber... <shrug> sounds funny, I know. ^ I thought you got camber plates??? Oh well, if that's the case then that's ok I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggert Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 cross weight is the total weight on two opposite wheels (driver's side front plus passenger side rear and passenger side front and driver's side rear). you want them to be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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