Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
04-18-2008, 08:50 PM
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Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
I had my car aligned recently. The shop grinded out the mounting holes on the top of the strut tower.
Are there any potential problems in doing this?
I was told this was a needed repair in order to set the camber but why would this be needed?
Are there any potential problems in doing this?
I was told this was a needed repair in order to set the camber but why would this be needed?
04-18-2008, 09:18 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
I believe that is BS. Every time I aligned a car with a front strut I was to grind out the mounting holes on the lower strut mount where it bolts up to the spindle.
04-18-2008, 09:23 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
Yeah to adjust camber you can grind out the holes on the lower strut mount or the upper. It looks 100% better when you do it on the lower strut mount but that guy was prolly to lazy to remove the strut.
04-18-2008, 09:25 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
looks like they slotted it to get caster adjustment......and if you ask me it looks like a hack job.....as long as it stays in place you'll be fine.......but honestly there is a better way to have done it and look neater....obviously they are clueless about mustang technology...they make caster camber plater to do what they did but it only looks cleaner like this...see: look on top of the strut towers
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/f...inished001.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/f...inished001.jpg
04-18-2008, 09:48 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
ORIGINAL: mjr46
looks like they slotted it to get caster adjustment......and if you ask me it looks like a hack job.....as long as it stays in place you'll be fine.......but honestly there is a better way to have done it and look neater....obviously they are clueless about mustang technology...they make caster camber plater to do what they did but it only looks cleaner like this...see: look on top of the strut towers
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/f...inished001.jpg
looks like they slotted it to get caster adjustment......and if you ask me it looks like a hack job.....as long as it stays in place you'll be fine.......but honestly there is a better way to have done it and look neater....obviously they are clueless about mustang technology...they make caster camber plater to do what they did but it only looks cleaner like this...see: look on top of the strut towers
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/f...inished001.jpg
04-18-2008, 09:51 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
ORIGINAL: mjr46
if you have to gring anything from fac settings then somrthing is either worn out or bent[:@][:@]
if you have to gring anything from fac settings then somrthing is either worn out or bent[:@][:@]
04-18-2008, 09:54 PM
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RE: Alignment Shop Grinded Out Mounting Holes on Strut Tower, Good or Bad?
ORIGINAL: C_A
I was wondering what is bent. Based upon how much they moved the upper mount for the strut, it looks like something has bent a considerable amount.
ORIGINAL: mjr46
if you have to gring anything from fac settings then somrthing is either worn out or bent[:@][:@]
if you have to gring anything from fac settings then somrthing is either worn out or bent[:@][:@]
