Brought my car in for alignment. NEED HELP HERE!

Bsmoke · 09-25-2009, 09:52 AM

Took my car to Tom's Tire Pros to get my car re aligned.

When they looked up my year model car... it showed the GT having IRS and the Couple having solid rear axle.
Went throught this whole hub bub of them thinkin I had a car that might have a Gt engine but a coupe (what they thought was v6) rear axle for some reason.

I was positive the 2005-2009 GT's all had solid rear axle.
So I had them call the ford house to verify.
Ford house guy said yes the GT's came with solid rear axle.
For some reason these GT's are listed as GT coupes (and not for vert/coupe differences). So you have to follow the "coupe" as far as getting a kit for the alignment and not "GT".

Very odd stuff that made me uncomfortable.
I asked them to check and make sure they did not enter the wrong year model car... so that they could make sure they got the right kit for re aligning it.
(Just in case the IRS thing was due to a year model typo in the computer)
He said they double checked and that they got the right year model but for some reason the computer has the cars listed that way.

I just hope they DID get the right year model in there.
What if they got the wrong year model?
Will it matter if they use a different year model kit to re align the car as long as it is solid rear axle just like my car?

If they did that would the kit just not fit? Or would it work but mess up my car?

Bsmoke · 09-25-2009, 10:48 AM

Turns out the "kit" was only for the IRS cars.

They aligned it without a kit just using the camber.

Sound right to yall?

Mustangfreak · 09-25-2009, 09:52 PM

Remind me to never go there.

IRONMAN · 09-26-2009, 03:37 PM

When arrow did mine, we didn't order anything. They just put it on the rack and was done.

SeeingRed · 09-27-2009, 08:01 PM

Same with Matt's when he took it to Arrow...I'm pretty sure.

Tom's is not the place I'd take my car to get anything done.

1lo94 · 09-29-2009, 11:56 AM

arrow is the only place i would take it to get it done, marvin is bad ass, but there is no kit required to those

NeverEnuff · 10-01-2009, 09:37 AM

+1 ^

Marvin is the shit. Will go to arrow for all my little stuff like this...

09-25-2009, 09:52 AM	#1
Bsmoke Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 290 Member #: 0023	Brought my car in for alignment. NEED HELP HERE! Took my car to Tom's Tire Pros to get my car re aligned. When they looked up my year model car... it showed the GT having IRS and the Couple having solid rear axle. Went throught this whole hub bub of them thinkin I had a car that might have a Gt engine but a coupe (what they thought was v6) rear axle for some reason. I was positive the 2005-2009 GT's all had solid rear axle. So I had them call the ford house to verify. Ford house guy said yes the GT's came with solid rear axle. For some reason these GT's are listed as GT coupes (and not for vert/coupe differences). So you have to follow the "coupe" as far as getting a kit for the alignment and not "GT". Very odd stuff that made me uncomfortable. I asked them to check and make sure they did not enter the wrong year model car... so that they could make sure they got the right kit for re aligning it. (Just in case the IRS thing was due to a year model typo in the computer) He said they double checked and that they got the right year model but for some reason the computer has the cars listed that way. I just hope they DID get the right year model in there. What if they got the wrong year model? Will it matter if they use a different year model kit to re align the car as long as it is solid rear axle just like my car? If they did that would the kit just not fit? Or would it work but mess up my car? __________________ Last edited by Bsmoke; 09-25-2009 at 10:00 AM..

09-25-2009, 10:48 AM	#2
Bsmoke Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 290 Member #: 0023	Turns out the "kit" was only for the IRS cars. They aligned it without a kit just using the camber. Sound right to yall? __________________

09-25-2009, 09:52 PM	#3
Mustangfreak Has the right ant ticks Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Abilene Posts: 418 Member #: 0003 2007 Mustang GT	Remind me to never go there. __________________ 2007 Mustang GT 1996 Mustang GT 1997 F-250

09-29-2009, 11:56 AM	#6
1lo94 nitrous...whats that? Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: abilene Posts: 138 Member #: 0005 1995	arrow is the only place i would take it to get it done, marvin is bad ass, but there is no kit required to those __________________

10-01-2009, 09:37 AM	#7
NeverEnuff Need HP? I got you.... Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here. Posts: 260 Member #: 0010 Mustang	+1 ^ Marvin is the shit. Will go to arrow for all my little stuff like this... __________________ I just, Jizzed in my pants... *Never Enuff Performance*

09-26-2009, 03:37 PM	#4
IRONMAN Founding Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Member #: 0018 2007 Shelby GT	When arrow did mine, we didn't order anything. They just put it on the rack and was done.

09-27-2009, 08:01 PM	#5
SeeingRed Doin flips n shit Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 881 Member #: 0008 Mustang	Same with Matt's when he took it to Arrow...I'm pretty sure. Tom's is not the place I'd take my car to get anything done.

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