So.. I drop the viper off to have a track alignment done on it using the spec's Mark was kind enough to give me.. Ends up taking the poor dealership a total of 7 hours to do the alignment. Being up here in the sticks, it is the first time the dealership has done an alignment on a Viper. I guess it took them a while just to figgure out how to use the tools [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] The sport shims i guess were a real bitch to get out also (as some had previously mentioned). The good news was I didn't get charged for the whole 7 hours as a LOT of it was spent with the alignment guy learning how to setup the car. So far, the car seems to handle great and I'm looking forward to trying it out on the next autocross here next week. :thumb:
7 hours is pretty rediculous, but it sounds like they got the job done. Hope you like the specs, I know I like em and wouldn't think of going back to stock alignment.
Like I said though, its just a little squirrly now on road seems and uneven road surfaces, so keep both hands on the wheel at all time.
7 hours for a "by the book" alignment job is about right.
I can understand it too.
To what degree did you want the specs to match your setup? It's hard enough to get the car within factory specs sometimes. I could imagine it taking a while to get it to an EXACT degree.
7 hours for a "by the book" alignment job is about right.
Took me and a buddy eight hours, two four hour sessions...by the book...GTS Dean GenII specs...but it's like I'm on rails...well worth the time to get it perfect :thumb:
Really?? Cool!! :thumb: I'll PM you in a week or so after I get my new rims and tires on my car to check your interest level, and to see what your schedule might look like.
Ron, have you ever _READ_ the alignment procedure in the Service Manual?
No Dean I haven't, I take it to Stokes in Santa Monica, they're pretty famous for their alignments locally. $160 for all 4 corners, they used cameras and I sit in the car when they do all the adjustments and get a computer printout of all the settings.
How much will this negatively affect my handling on the street? I dont track my car that often, would it be worth it to do to my car for mainly street driving and SOME road coarse? [img]/images/graemlins/confused[/img]
How much will this negatively affect my handling on the street? I dont track my car that often, would it be worth it to do to my car for mainly street driving and SOME road coarse? [img]/images/graemlins/confused[/img]
I would go with a -1.5 front and a -1.0 rear, that's what I started with. The more neg. camber the more tire wear, more dartiness and when you do the full blown alignment you start tracking into the grooves on the road.
