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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 10:54 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC Convertible
Engine: 350 TPI L98
Transmission: WC T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Good alignment shop in Los Angeles area that knows these cars?

Preferably near Burbank-Pasadena.

I finally replaced my LCAs with fresh OEM ones and replaced all the steering linkages. The car already feels much better but I wasn't able to fully verify the idler arm was set perfectly, nor the rest of it. I found some aggressive street alignment specs from a previous thread. I want a shop that will do this and also be familiar with checking/setting my idler arm position so that the relay rod is aligned perfectly. Any suggestions?





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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 11:15 AM
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Re: Good alignment shop in Los Angeles area that knows these cars?

I'd go to Andy's Alignment in south Glendale. They did a great job on my 2nd gen.
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 11:17 AM
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Boom. Done. Thanks.
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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Re: Good alignment shop in Los Angeles area that knows these cars?

Tell them Mike with the blue 71 Camaro sent you.

It's a father and son team... really good guys.
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 12:40 PM
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Will do!
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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 10:50 PM
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Re: Good alignment shop in Los Angeles area that knows these cars?

Art said to say hello. He was awesome. What a great shop. Thanks for the recommendation! He set it to the street settings (above) and the car feels great. Very cool guy who cares about his work and who insists on getting it right the first time.
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Old Jun 6, 2019 | 06:38 AM
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Awesome! Yeah you dont find too many places like that anymore.
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Old Jun 8, 2019 | 04:31 PM
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Re: Good alignment shop in Los Angeles area that knows these cars?

Is there any reason you cannon align the center link yourself?
I've done it twice on a 92 RS.
All you need is a flat bar and a ruler.
Not hard at all.
It's weird how moving the idler arm 1/8in can make the steering feel better or worse.

Both Firestone and Les Schwab in my town we're Willing to do the "hard street" alignment on that pic you posted.
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