Colorado B.S. Thread

Oh yeah, everything is clear, and has been. I think Georgia pass might have some snow.

 

That’s what I hear. I don’t crest that hill til next year so I guess I better live it up this year.

 

Sheesh, with attitude I wouldn't give you a printout either.

 

Yep! The subaru mechanic I went to in Florida got the alignment on my wrx to the exact 100th on both sides front and rear to my specs. These people up here are just lazy.

 

FIFY

 

@EAF4Runner
It's funny that a print out means so much to you. Your alignment is either good or it isn't.
I'm not certain of this, but I'm betting it would be fairly easy to generate a good "looking" printout without doing an alignment at all.
Is that the case @thefatkid ?
It does make sense that you want a good alignment, but a printout won't make your vehicle drive any better.

 

I want the printout to see how good of a job they did(if they even did an alignment at all). I already know they did a terrible job, but I have no proof. I could go in there and say the alignment is off and they could do the exact same thing. The printout tells you a lot about what type of shop they are. Good shop will match the numbers side to side. Bad shop will get the numbers in the green and call it good even though one side has positive camber and the other side has negative camber. Just because a shop puts the numbers in the green doesn't mean it's a good alignment. The printout also shows what the numbers looked like before they worked on the vehicle.

 

It's also not as simple as your alignment is either good or it isn't. The truck could drive great but if it has a lot of toe your tires will wear out super fast. Lots of factors go into an alignment. @Squeaky Penguin probably did the right thing by getting his own alignment setup even though it isn't as good as the very expensive machines. In the end though it doesn't matter how nice of an alignment machine a shop has if the tech just doesn't care.

 

All of what you say assumes the print out has something to do with the alignment. At a reputable shop, it should. I'm guessing a guy could make a printout say whatever you want it to though. A good alignment is good with or without a printout. A bad alignment is bad with or without a printout

 

How long has it been since you got the alignment (miles)? Look at how your tread is wearing, that'll be a good sign if it's off by a bunch.

They'll either be wearing nice and even, or have some jacked up wear which could tell you what might be set incorrectly. If it's bad, go sieg somewhere else since tires aren't cheap.

 

From what I have seen at Groove, you cannot just "generate" a printout. The alignment sensors at each wheel have to be active and aligned to the front sensors just to get the screen to show anything. Then its all data from the sensors no manual over ride that I have seen.

 

It’s Friday. Be careful out there. Don’t worry be happy.

 

There are ways to cheat the sensors to read correct........................

 

Where's the marker to show where it all happened?

 

lol- Not so sure that $2K actually fixed the alignment machine...

 

Looks like tha the charred earth is enough of a reminder.

 

You should make some cool old looking tombstone for it like some cowboy's horse died here.

Here lies Trigger...

 

I'll get around to it.

Got power pole almost all set up. Gonna try And borrow neighbors backhoe to finish the trench and inspection time!

 

Found this truck in Kansas. Thinking about making the 6 1/2 trip out there. 2016 Chevy 2500 LT 6.0 with 142k miles on it. Crew cab long bed.