Anyone here go to Tires Plus? Well dont they suck...
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Reppin' the 813
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it goes to the left if the wheel is straight
if the wheel is turned a right to a certain degree it straight dead on straight down the road and wont turn at all
if the wheel is turned a right to a certain degree it straight dead on straight down the road and wont turn at all
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Originally posted by Bumpin Expo
it goes to the left if the wheel is straight
if the wheel is turned a right to a certain degree it straight dead on straight down the road and wont turn at all
it goes to the left if the wheel is straight
if the wheel is turned a right to a certain degree it straight dead on straight down the road and wont turn at all
go to another store,they should redo it with no questions ask,but I hope you didnt tell them you changed ft end parts,but they can probally tell by looking at it..
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Originally posted by 0HP930
The computer only tells them if the tires are properly aligned, not if they are aligned with the steering wheel.
What they need to do is properly adjust the left and right ball joint to make the wheel straight when driving straight.
Raise hell till they do. Its not a computer alignment thing, its a drive it, adust it, drive it, repeat till correct thing.
The computer only tells them if the tires are properly aligned, not if they are aligned with the steering wheel.
What they need to do is properly adjust the left and right ball joint to make the wheel straight when driving straight.
Raise hell till they do. Its not a computer alignment thing, its a drive it, adust it, drive it, repeat till correct thing.
so the car drives straight, just the steering wheel is crooked. when i got my car back after i got into an accident, my steering wheel was the same way. i took it back to them and 15 minutes later it was fixed. doesnt sound like alignment to me.
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why cant i tell them i replaced my front end parts?
You used to work for tires plus??
I went to the one gunn and linebaugh, which one do you reccomend me going to? the one in oldsmar?
They did ask what I needed the alignment for and i said I did my ball joint and i needed it aligned. What should I go to the next shop and say
You used to work for tires plus??
I went to the one gunn and linebaugh, which one do you reccomend me going to? the one in oldsmar?
They did ask what I needed the alignment for and i said I did my ball joint and i needed it aligned. What should I go to the next shop and say
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Just fucking go under the car yourself. Undo the jam nuts on each tie rod end. Turn each 1/4 turn. Tighten the jam nuts and go drive it. Repeat that until it's centered.
As long as you do the same thing to both sides, you're not affecting the toe of the wheels relative to each other, but are affecting where the toe is relative to the steering shaft.
If you go the wrong way, the angle on the wheel will get worse, if you go the right way it'll get better.
As long as you do the same thing to both sides, you're not affecting the toe of the wheels relative to each other, but are affecting where the toe is relative to the steering shaft.
If you go the wrong way, the angle on the wheel will get worse, if you go the right way it'll get better.
You get what you pay for.
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Hey curtis I'll ride up there with you. I want to see what there computer says when your car is on it. I'll be like fuckers get your shit straight this is all wrong. 
Hit me up.
Hit me up.
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lol well I took the advise of a TR member here that used to be a ex tires plus employee and i went to another store and damn they did a hella good job. Timley and got it right. I told them my story and they said it figures, the tires plus on gunn is a shitty store and the people there dont give a fuck about anything
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you don't want to lock the steering wheel when doing alignments. It binds up the steering. I don't know why they teach you that in alignment class. Its fucking retarded. Glad you got your car going straight. Where did you go?
