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LTb1ow
06-11-2010, 09:35 AM
With a new K and possibly new A-arms ( just lowers), an alignment afterwords is essential correct?

Just want to verify before I get started.
BonzoHansen
06-11-2010, 09:55 AM
Yes.
WildBillyT
06-11-2010, 10:03 AM
Yes.

Yup.
transmaro93
06-11-2010, 04:01 PM
WHAAAA!!! race car parts!!!! YES! yea youll deff need an alignment if your lowers are adjustable make sure you try and adjust them close to stock so you can get a decent street alignment out of it. becuase youll be pulling them off again if they wont go into spec just with the mounting bolt slots...
NJ Torque
06-11-2010, 05:13 PM
You wont know how it is when you install them... deff yes.
LTb1ow
06-11-2010, 08:28 PM
LOL, yes Brandon, legit "racecar" shiznit... and its friggen red... ah well, beggers can't be choosers.


Thanks guys!, and Brandon did you ever find a good shop?
transmaro93
06-11-2010, 08:45 PM
i actually used the vespia (goodyear) here in brick on mantaloking rd. Its who we use for our collision work at the shop for alignments and they did a really good job. Drove great on the highway last wed. why dont you scuff it down and paint it black before you put it in? would only take like a 1/2 hour... what make are the parts you got? do a weight test before you put the new one in compared to the tube K... haha its such a difference
BarneyMobile
06-12-2010, 06:35 AM
I feel sorry for the poor guy who gets the job of aligning the car with the tubular K. I've done a few so far and its an absolute nightmare to align since you can't use the factory tools to adjust camber/caster.
transmaro93
06-12-2010, 06:47 AM
^^ haha yea i know... but if you have a good set of turn plates that arent all worn out then its not so bad
JerzLT1
06-12-2010, 10:23 AM
yes you could be ghetto and scuff up the powder coating and paint it black, or you could do it the right way and get it re-powder coated if its that important lol
transmaro93
06-12-2010, 10:35 AM
meh.. if you paint it correctly the paint will last just as long as the powder coat... the powdercoat the companies use rust out pretty good after a while...and trust me if I know matt his not going to want to spend the extra $$ to powder coat it when he can paint it for less than $25...
BigAls87Z28
06-12-2010, 08:14 PM
If I know Matt, he will scuff half of it, and then leave it that way...
LTb1ow
06-12-2010, 08:18 PM
meh.. if you paint it correctly the paint will last just as long as the powder coat... the powdercoat the companies use rust out pretty good after a while...and trust me if I know matt his not going to want to spend the extra $$ to powder coat it when he can paint it for less than $25...

Nah, its gonna be cleaned up and left red.