Re: New Suspension - Alignment

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

I am glad you had the Bentley handy..as I was reading... I was saying...boy matt...he is ripping you a new hole.....
thank God for the Bentley and the list.....
geo
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Cleland <cleland@stlnet.com>
To: JettaGLX List <jettaglx@igtc.COM>; GTI-VR6 List <gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 1:04 PM
Subject: New Suspension - Alignment


>Well, it was off to NTB at lunch today, for a fun time at the old alignment
>rack.
>
>I'm certainly glad I have both the list and my Bentley.  At first, the front
>desk guy said they would be glad to line up my car, for $69.99 for 4 wheel
>alignment.  Then if the rears needed to be shimmed, the shims would be $20
>each.  That's right, 109.99 so far.  Then, since I asked for a non-stock
>camber up front (-1 degree), I would need some special "cam-bolt" to adjust
>the camber.  They are "only" $39 each (1 for each side).  So, they would be
>happy to line me up for a grand total of $190.  After I stopped laughing, I
>insisted on talking directly to the technician.  We went back and I told him
>that I didn't need the back wheels aligned, just the front.  I also told him
>that the Bilsteins have slotted holes for EZ adjusting.  He said, "cool,
>it'll only be $39".
>
>After about 45 minutes, I had my -1 degree camber, 1/16" total toe-out
>alignment, with no problems for $39.
>
>I wonder how many "cam-bolts" and shims they sell every day....
>
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>Matt Cleland cleland@stlnet.com
>98 Jetta GLX
>Black/Biber
>
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