I dropped my car off at the shop just to get the toe adjusted cause I put a new rack on it. Its not off that bad and I know how to adjust it myself so I am going to get it tomorrow done or not. 4 days is just bs.
What did you expect them to do? Drop everything that they had scheduled and work on your car? I've had appointment books booked for two weeks solid...
The way I have done it in the past is to just put screws in the tread and use a tape measure. What I need to know is has anyone done this on a fox and how far should the toe in be? I would think a 1/4" or less but im not sure on exact measurements.
Better make sure that companies like Hunter don't find out about your skill. If you think you can set toe as accurate as a machine with Win Toe, you're setting on a gold mine. Even if you just replace one tie rod end, count the number of turns, and check the alignment before and after, you're still going to be way off.
Here's a good article about getting your alignment "close" at home. This is more or less what I did, but I eventually had the thing professionally aligned.
At-Home Alignment Made Easy
I've done it that way as well, but only when I had to work on something on the side of the road (IE tie rod separated) , and get it close enough to get it back to the shop.
Here's a tool that is a little more accurate. We used to have one at a place I worked, but I have no idea how good it is.
http://www.tooltopia.com/tool-aid-61800.aspx
I've done it myself before. Wasn't too hard. been 2 years and no issues with abnormal wear.
I refused to let anyone drive my car at an alignment place, so that kinda forced me to do it myself
I have to agree with you on that. The tire shops tend to have less than skilled workers. You can probably get it close enough to get the steering wheel centered, and no abnormal wear. I'd rather buy front tires all the time if need be, than trust someone else touch it. lol
I was living in L.A. for a short time. I didn't have the space to do something like change oil, so that was one of the very, very few times I let someone else work on my car (my Crown Vic). I made an appointment. It really should have taken then 30 minutes, but I timed them, and it took an hour. I really didn't care, I didn't have anything else to do that day. When I went to pay my bill, they tried to upsell me almost $2,700 worth of stuff. Three of the things that they said I needed were spark plugs and boots, fuel filter, and a belt. Funny. I replaced ALL of those 1500 miles ago before I left Omaha! I was pretty angry about that to begin with not just because I didn't need any of that crap, but because there wasn't any indication that they were bad. On the report it said "based on mileage". What a load of crap. The next day, exactly 22 hours later, my lower radiator hose burst! From the outside, you could see a 1/4" incision. Inspecting it from the inside, it does actually look like it might have rubbed through from the oil cooler. This is the first time I have seen anything like that. Even if it wasnt their fault, it seems quite suspicious.