Vancouver BC wheel alignment

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Beev
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Vancouver BC wheel alignment

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Anyone have wheel alignment shop suggestions for Vancouver, BC area? I have futofab up front and the Datsport rear cross. Think I only need a tweak but the car keeps pulling left.
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Make sure you know what you want for specs before you go in. A lot of places won't have the factory specs if that is what you want and if you want a racier setup most places will have no idea.
If no one from the future comes back to stop you from doing it then how bad of a decision can it really be?
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Call Stirling at OK Tire on Kingsway ---> https://www.oktire.com/stores/ok-tire-vancouver-east/

(hint - Stirling has built tube-frame cars, and is familiar with modified 510s)

OK Tire Vancouver East
1843 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, V5N 2S8
tel 604.879.8936
fax 604.879.8936
vancouvereast@oktire.com
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Thanks! I have my specs. Just need the recomendation!
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Bob @ toyo motors 13980 Maycrest Way richmond #128. 604 278-1121, knows all about 510s reasonable price, good work and good equipment. tell him I sent you and you can hang out here while you wait.
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I send all my stuff to Dales in Langley. A little out of the way but
they have never disappointed me.

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Dales used to be good but they quoted me 2 to 300 and at 300 id rather Andy did it..

I use valley in langley most of time now. If i dont do it myself with toe plates and camber guage. Just checking caster is slow with manual method..
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cartel wrote: 14 Jun 2020 17:22 2 to 300 and at 300 id rather Andy did it..

geese..... Bob was like 120 and one of the rods was seized.... tie rods pulled then sorted in vice
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
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thats if it had adjustable TC rods and adjustable rear a arms- most of the "younger" guys dont know how to adjust anything other than OEM.. so this race car stuff leaves them having to think
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