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Re: f.e. alig.

To: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Subject: Re: f.e. alig.
From: Chad & Ariane Jester <triumph@terraworld.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:22:18 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net, british-cars@Autox.Team.Net
References: <35E4B0D1.3951@erols.com>
Fred,

$77 including tax got me a 4-wheel laser alignment on my TR6.

$100 for Toe-in is a RIP OFF!  You can do it at home with a tape
measure and simple hand tools.

Chad Jester

fred thomas wrote:
> 
> Listers, called a couple of local recomended repair shops here in N. Va.
> today to get the F.E. checked for alignment, the pass. side tire is not
> wearing right. Was given a few different prices but one I would like to
> pass along, "London Auto Services Ltd." in Fairfax, Va., told me if I
> only needed toe-in & toe-out its $93.00, if I needed caster and camber,
> upper & lower its $195.00 + all parts and they almost always need some
> parts, if its real rusted & any stripped bolts it can be a little higher
> than this, when I asked why so high, he said a F.E. alig. usually takes
> about 3 hours. When I told him this was a concours show car, he said it
> might be just a little less. I've been around a long time, and if a
> mechanic needs 3 hours to alig. a F.E., I prefer not to have it on my
> car. Thanks but no thanks.

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