FUUUUUUU!!!!

"sony1492" (sony1492) 01/10/2015 at 20:43 • Filed to: done fer

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I go to a tire shop about an hour away, show up and ask for an alignment. I get quoted for an hour wait. An hour an a half later I'm told That I can't get an alignment until I get some new bushings.

JGrabowMSt > sony1492 01/10/2015 at 20:52

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Yeah, I've had that happen. Sometimes I just want them to do what I ask, not tell me about all the money I could be spending.

DipodomysDeserti > JGrabowMSt 01/10/2015 at 21:06

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Problem is if you're bushings are too worn, the alignment won't hold. You'll be wasting your money on the alignment.

JGrabowMSt > DipodomysDeserti 01/10/2015 at 21:10

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I get that, but I just wanted the steering wheel to not be so far off center at the time. And spend the least amount of money possible.

DipodomysDeserti > JGrabowMSt 01/10/2015 at 21:23

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If the car is driving straight and only the steering wheel is crooked, you can pull the steering wheel off yourself and straighten it. What kind of car is it?

JGrabowMSt > DipodomysDeserti 01/10/2015 at 21:28

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It doesn't matter anymore because the car was totaled, but the alignment on my Neon was out just a tiny bit. Wouldn't pull until well into texas highway speeds, but the wheel was just far enough out of alignment to bug me (mild OCD tendencies).

Rainbow > JGrabowMSt 01/10/2015 at 21:34

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Mine is like that, too, and I love it when I get a slight left turn that's juuuust right for me to hold the wheel straight.

thebigbossyboss > JGrabowMSt 01/10/2015 at 22:27

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I had that problem. My steering wheel was way off centre. I went for an alignment they told me I needed new struts. Turns out they were right. The entire suspension was collapsed and the car was sitting on it's bump stops.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > DipodomysDeserti 01/10/2015 at 22:38

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An off-centre wheel is usually the result of a misadjusted or damaged component in the steering system. Pulling the wheel off and putting it back on somewhere else will make the problem worse, because then there's no reference for what centre should be. You'll end up with a NASCAR-style steering setup that turns much further in one direction than the other.

DipodomysDeserti > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/10/2015 at 23:03

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Very true. But if you're trying to cut costs and already cruising around on worn out bushings, you can straighten the wheel yourself. Obviously the correct thing to do would be to replace your bushings, and properly set up your suspension.

sony1492 > DipodomysDeserti 01/11/2015 at 00:31

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the toe out in the front is so bad that I can see both wheels off center in opposite directions

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > sony1492 03/09/2015 at 15:31

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This guy be all like: