Hey all, quick question about where is a good place to get a tire mounted and all 4 rebalanced along with an allignment, preferably in the east bay oakland/berkeley area? Also, was wondering what everyone is running allignment wise and what I should ask for at the shop?
Suspension:
Hotchkis F+R enlinks and upgraded rear mounts
20mm rear sway (its a wagon)
various braces (F/R/H brace)
17x7.5 wheels with 225/45/17 toyo t1-s
Stock wagon struts and springs

Im thinking max out the front negative camber (will this cause uneven wear or is that more of a concern with toe), zero toe anywhere, and nothing i can do camber wise with the rear. What do you all think?

One more thing, how much is this allignment, 4 wheel balancing, and 1 tire mounting gonna cost me ballpark. thanks a lot.

 

Auto Innovations! They're in Milpitas. Orlando is just a great guy and they have tons and tons of Subaru experience. They're really nice and their alignment rack is GREAT. One of the nicest alignment racks I've ever seen.

If I were to suggest alignment specs, they would be:

Front camber: -1.0 to -1.5 (at most if you don't want uneven wear)
Front toe: zero. If it has to be slightly off one way or the other, slightly in.
Front castor: as positive as freaking possible but it's not adjustable at all so

Rear camber: like you said, not adjustable without bolts. You want it less that the front. Ideal would be maybe -0.5 to -0.8 with the front at the above ^^^
Rear toe: 1/32" to 1/16" toe in. A little bit of toe in keeps the car stable at speed. Go zero all around and it can get a bit darty/squirly on the highway and whatnot.

I think the alignment is usually $80 to $100 or so. Rebalancing will be practically free. I think they charge $60 to mount and balance 4 tires, so mounting only one and balancing 4 might cost $15??? ~ish...

Mention I-Club, they'll help you out a bit if you do all that stuff. They also have goodies like short throw shift levers, anti lift kits, and all sorts of other stuff

Jeremy

 

Roger Krause Racing, Castro Valley

Tell them what your doing and your get a qualified person give you the some of the best possible advice for your setup.

Mike

 

www.rogerkrausracing.com

talk to Brandon, he does all the alignments and suspension setup & tuning, he'll get the specs sorted out perfectly for you based on your needs.

 

+1 for AI. i just went there on saturday. $60 is a damn good price for a spec'd alignment. I went with -1.0 camber in the front and toe zeroed all around (car is plenty stable factory spec for wrx toe is 0 all around). rear camber turned out to be about -1.8 (i'm lowered on s.techs).

 

hm anyone know how much would roger krause be approx? I cant call them, no access to phone at the moment. so at Ai i could say buy a whiteline anti lift kit there and get it installed while its up on the lift? wonder if they'll pop on my h brace too (broke a 3/8ths rachet and two extensions trying to get two of those damn bolts off.) Car will be driven on the street, few autocrosses in my future, definately some gravel and sand when doing camping in mexico (will switch the links for this), tahoe/mammoth trips (switch tires) and long trips down to la for school. So pretty much a bit of everything minus the track (no real brake upgrades yet so nix that).